An example of primary historical evidence on the 1920s U.S. Prohibition era is
A) a documentary on the social construction of the bicycle.
B) a local police department report found in the back of an old filing cabinet detailing police raids on "speakeasies" conducted in 1922.
C) a magazine article in last month's Newsweek magazine comparing recent attempts to change drinking laws with Prohibition.
D) an article written in 1962 titled "The Prohibition Years."

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Primary historical evidence consists of documents or physical objects that were created or written during the time under study. A local police department report from 1922 detailing raids on "speakeasies" is an original document from the Prohibition era, making it primary evidence.

An Example of Primary Historical Evidence on the 1920s U