Intro
One of the best methods we have to fight ignorance of history is to make it relatable through the oral history of others. Others who live through the events can provide a unique and often invaluable view of a shared history. The life stories of leaders might show the overall sweep of history, but the individual experiences often highlights what drives all of us through history.
Thoughts
This article shows how the experience of the indivudal can be as important or more so than the experiences of the leaders. It’s the day to day experiences that define most of our lives. Rarely do we experience exceptional things. Though those day to day experiences can be just as exceptional and dramatic as the great sweeps of history.
Excerpts
People can be great sources of information. By speaking to people we can learn about the past. Learners are also sources of historical information.
We will investigate history using people as a SOURCE. This means one day you can also be a source for another history detective. People can be great sources of information. By speaking to people we can learn about the past. Learners are also sources of historical information. We will investigate an oral SOURCE to learn about the past.
District six was a melting pot of many cultures, smells, tastes, sights and sounds. I remember it all like it was yesterday. We played tennis …
My saddest moments are the constant reoccurring pictures in my inward eye of how the people of D6 were forcibly removed. There is the one picture that stands out for me and that is that the group areas act allocated a truck to each household, you need to pack up and leave then while the truck stands and wait for you , and take to your new place of residence of their choice. You had no choice but to leave if you don’t you are left in the cold without a home. …
https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/learning-about-history-through-people-oral-history
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https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/learning-about-history-through-people-oral-history
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