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Structural Racism and Urban Planning

What are Primary Sources?

What are Primary Sources?
Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects that were created at the time under study. They are different from secondary sources, accounts that retell, analyze, or interpret events, usually at a distance of time or place. Source: Library of Congress

Rosa Parks Fingerprint image

Source: Fingerprint Card of Rosa Parks Civil Case 1147 Browder, et al v. Gayle, et. al; U.S. District Court for Middle District of Alabama, Northern (Montgomery) Division Record Group 21: Records of the District Court of the United States National Archives and Records Administration-Southeast Region, East Point, GA.

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