Audio and Video as Primary Sources

Mission Brief #26

🎯 Your mission

Learn it. Understand why it matters.

⚡ The twist

There's always more than one side to the story.

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Audio and video recordings capture sounds and images from the past. Radio broadcasts, home movies, and news footage provide rich historical evidence.

Key facts

Remember these

Then & Now

History isn't really 'history' — it shapes today, every day.

Question 1 of 2

What is a primary source?

How sure?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 2

What is a secondary source?

How sure?😐 maybe

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