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Africana / Black Studies

A guide to support the academic work and research related to the Africana / Black Studies Minor.

Examples

Is it a Primary or Secondary Source?

Subject Primary Secondary
Art and Architecture Painting by Georgia O'Keefe Article critiquing art piece
Physical/Life Sciences Jane Goodall's Autobiography Meg Greene's:  Jane Goodall: a Biography
Engineering/Physical Sciences Patent NTIS database
Humanities Letters by Martin Luther King, Jr Web site on King's writings
Social Sciences Notes taken by clinical psychologist Magazine article about the psychological condition
Performing Arts Movie filmed in 1942 Biography of the director

From https://lib.guides.umd.edu/researchusingprimarysources