Books, letters, interviews, didy more. Anything that was created at the time of the event or provides airstrand account is
called a primary source.
VOCAB GAME
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RESPOND
Guillermo is researching the Freedom Riders, people who rode buses into the American
South in order to protest segregated bus terminals during the Civil Rights Era Which of
the following is not a primary source he could use?
A
a section in a history textbook that covers the Freedom Riders
QUIZ
B
a set of photographs of the Freedom Riders depicting their protests
LYRIC LAB
C С
a letter written by one of the Freedom Riderstofestosterzbout her
experience
D
a news report from the era that features interviews with some Freedom Riders