Primary Sources are materials that are original records or first-hand accounts of a topic or event in history. Some examples of primary sources include, letters, speeches, art, photographs, and interviews.
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Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, African-American History explores the full spectrum of African-American history and culture, with videos and slideshows, images, biographies of key people, event and topic entries, primary sources, maps and graphs, and timelines.
American History spanning prehistory to the present day, was developed and curated by leading editors and scholars in the study of American history. The database includes articles, images, primary source documents, timelines, videos, and slideshows.
Ancient and Medieval History provides coverage of world history from prehistory through the mid-1500s, with special Topic Centers on key civilizations and regions, including the ancient Near East, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, ancient and medieval Asia, the Americas, medieval Europe, and the Islamic World. Each civilization’s history is represented in articles, videos and slideshows, and primary sources.
Modern World History considers world history from the mid-15th century to the present. Using thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos, slideshows, maps, graphs, primary sources, and timelines, it provides a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, events, and ideas that have defined modern world history.