Students will gain skills necessary for researching by locating credible and original sources, determining if the sources are primary or secondary, ascertaining the qualifications and reputation of ...

A growing number of state legislatures have mandated primary sources in American history classes to purge racially divisive bias from K-12 public education. Ten states have enacted laws requiring ...

Are you prepared to put a primary source in context when teaching Black histories? I am asking this question because guidance on how teachers should respond to racially charged moments is an ...

In the study of history, almost nothing can provide the kind of context and authenticity of a primary source – an original, firsthand account of a moment or a period in time. Known as “the raw ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are good ways to have students learn about—and use—primary sources? Primary sources can be great tools to inspire students to engage with history. They can also ...

History is not a passive subject. Historians actively search out and analyze primary sources in order to tell the stories of our past. Behind those streamlined narratives are hundreds of messy sources ...