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Which item could serve as a primary source for a historian

studying the end of apartheid in South Africa?

Which item could serve as a primary source for a historian studying the end of apartheid-example-1
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Answer:

D. A journal written by a black South African describing his experiences with apartheid policies

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The correct answer is D. A journal written by a black South African describing his experiences with apartheid policies.

Step-by-step explanation:

A primary source acts as an immediate account. This means, the source is created by someone who witnessed/experienced the event, and it is created shortly after the event. This does not occur in secondary sources as in these, the author uses a primary source to create another source such as a summary, essay, report, etc.

From the options, the primary source is "A journal written by a black South African describing his experiences with apartheid policies" because the author of this source is directly describing an event he/she experienced, which means the source is an immediate and first-hand account.

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