The Contribution of Oral History Research to Remembering the Struggle, and Struggle Heroes and Heroines: The Story of Gauta Lefuo and His Contemporaries

Abstract

The political situation from which teacher, revolutionary and politician Gauta Lefuo emerged will be considered. Lefuo exerted a significant influence on the political pedagogy of the youth and his colleagues in Botshabelo and surrounding areas such as Thaba Nchu, Verkeerdevlei and Bloemfontein. His role is examined with due regard for the critical part played by his contemporaries in both the educational and political context.