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Connecting Primary Sources
In this activity, you will study two primary sources and see how they expand your understanding of a topic and each other.
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Above and beyond the call of duty--Dorie Miller received the Navy Cross at Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942
Compile some information about this poster
Do the following internet searches:
Dorie Miller
African Americans in the Navy during World War II
List three things you learned from your search
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What questions do you have?
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Next, we want to find another primary source on African Americans in the military during World War II.
We recommend using - New Deal and World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Office Files and Records of Federal Agencies (1933-1945)
Go to the Library's homepage and click on databases in the "UC Library Search" box.
You can either type in the name of the database or click on "Browse All Databases" and select the letter N.
Click on the database's title.
On separate lines enter the terms segregation and military on the Advanced Search screen and click search.
Advanced Search
Narrow your results by Federal Agency
Click on More and Select Navy
Search Results
Click the PDF button for any of the results
Download an individual page set with multiple matches. You can use "Control f" to search within the PDF.
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Select a document to study to see if it provides helpful context for the poster.
You can use a document from the sample search or you can use your own search term to find something else.
What document did you select?
Please provide a description including date and author. Ex: Letter from Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, March 27, 1942.
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Why did you choose this document?
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What are your takeaways from this document?
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What does this document tell you about the poster?
Write a short statement explaining how these items relate. For example, do they contradict or validate each other?
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What questions do you still have?
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How important is context when evaluating and using a primary source? Please share your thoughts.
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