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Final Research Project: Understanding Sources and Establishing Archives
The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in
many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do.
James Baldwin
1. Identify a historical problem, event or topic (after 1940) that you would like to explore.
Use both course texts, A People and A Nation and Major Problems to help you choose.
2. Conduct a general research inquiry and develop a thesis. Choose a primary source
from Major Problems that will support your proposal/argument.
3. Select another primary source, this time from a reputable digital archive, which will also
4. Now choose two secondary sources, one that you perceive as problematic and one you
believe supports your thesis. (You may use as many secondary sources as you like. Two
is the minimum.)
5. At this point you should have at least 4 sources 2 primary and 2 secondary.
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