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Question 1
Is this a primary source or secondary source? Explain why.
Harriet Tubman, full length portrait (Created in 1911)
This photograph of Harriet Tubman was taken during her lifetime. This is a primary source.
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Question 2
Is this a primary source or secondary source? Explain why.
Who Was Harriet Tubman, by Yona Zeldis McDonough (published in 2002)
This book about Harriet Tubman was published 89 years after her death. This is a secondary source.
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Question 3
Is this a primary source or secondary source? Explain why.
A Woman Called Moses (TV series that aired in 1978)
This television series tells the story of Harriett Tubman’s life but I know that TV didn’t even exist during Harriet Tubman’s lifetime. This is a secondary source.
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Question 4
Is this a primary source or secondary source? Explain why.
A reward poster for runaway slaves from 1847.
This poster advertising a reward for missing slaves was created two years before Harriet Tubman escaped slavery. This is a primary source.
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Question 5
Is this a primary source or secondary source? Explain why.
Handwritten note by Susan B. Anthony after meeting with Harriet Tubman (written in 1903)
This copy of a handwritten letter from Susan B. Anthony to Harriet Tubman. At some point Harriet Tubman actually held and read the paper version of this letter. This is a primary source.
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Question 6
Is this a primary source or secondary source? Explain why.
Courageous Women of the Civil War by M.R. Cordell (published 2016)
This novel about Harriet Tubman’s life was publisehd 90 years after her death. This is a secondary source.