Understanding Primary Sources

Drawn from Gale's acclaimed Reference Library products, this concise study guide helps you explore central ideas of primary sources in their historical context. Profiles of the authors and surrounding events; timelines and images; engaging research, discussion and activity ideas; "Did you know?" facts; and additional features make this guide valuable for students and lifelong learners. Primary sources covered: excerpt from Reconstruction (Frederick Douglass); excerpt from "Argument for the Impeachment of President Johnson" (Charles Sumner): excerpt from "On the Readmission of Georgia to the Union" (Hiram Revels); excerpt from his speech on the Civil Rights Bill of 1875 (James Rapier); and Rutherford B. Hayes, excerpt from his Inaugural Address.