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Civil War Discussion: Primary Sources

Finding Primary Sources

Historical Autobiographical Narratives

Some excellent historical autobiographical material is also available in digital form.  Click here to access this material.

Primary Sources

An explanation of primary material from Ithaca College Library

Equiano Slave Narrative told by Maya Angelou

An autobiographical narrative is a primary resource.  It is an authentic description of an experience.  Narratives written by slaves effectively communicates the nature of their experiences.  Maya Angelou  here expresses portions of such narratives:

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Subjects: Common Read, History