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This chapter, “The Gifts My Ancestors Gave,” explores what it means to be a high-achieving Black student in the U.S. Recounting my personal story auto-ethnographically, I explore my experiences as a student who, with the support of family, has always achieved high levels of success. This journey has led me to consider the impact of race on my experience, as well as how social class also shaped my interpretation of the world.
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Moore, T. (2016). The Gifts My Ancestors Gave. In: Wiggan, G. (eds) Dreaming of a Place Called Home. Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-441-1_5
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