In this edited collection, we privilege the use of oral histories to grapple with the complexities of the patterns and legacies of educational (under)achievement.
The oral histories featured underscore the power of missed or stolen opportunities as marked by one's race, gender, and socioeconomic class.
As historical subjects shaped by the particular time and place of their early childhood and adult experiences (such as Jim Crow segregation in the South, Cold War, civil rights, and women's mov.