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Ms. Willis from Starkville, MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Black History Is American History

Help me give my students books that celebrated black history and a cart to store them on!

  • $866 goal

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Ms. Willis has another project! Donate to We Are Tat-too Cool For School to help her classroom.

$231 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

My students are young, enthusiastic, and funny, but also misunderstood and sometimes labeled according to mistakes they've made. They meet every challenge with creativity, imagination, and hard work. My students long to see themselves represented in a positive light in the books they read. It is a beautiful experience to watch my students connect with literature.

My Project

Black history is American History is a project to help my students learn the little known and unknown stories of the role African Americans in American history.

I have selected a wide variety of biographies, essays, and picture books that cover many different people from political leaders and athletes to musicians and actors.

I have selected books on many topics in order to make sure all of my students can find something that will pique their interest in learning more about African American history. And of course, we will need a place to store our new collection of books!

Ms. Willis The Learning Center Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Starkville, MS View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Atlantic Cart System 3 Tier Cart - Wide Mobile Storage, Interchange Shelves and Baskets, Powder-Coated Steel Frame PN23350329 in Black • Amazon Business $98.99 1 $98.99
You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays • Amazon Business $21.80 1 $21.80
Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix • Amazon Business $18.46 1 $18.46
Muhammad Ali: A Champion Is Born • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South • Amazon Business $17.20 1 $17.20
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 • Amazon Business $16.77 1 $16.77
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball • Amazon Business $16.69 1 $16.69
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath (Amazing Scientists, 2) • Amazon Business $15.30 1 $15.30
Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal (A Sweet Blackberry Book) • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone • Amazon Business $14.77 1 $14.77
Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America • Amazon Business $14.76 1 $14.76
The Teachers March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Molly, by Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America's First Female Firefighter • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water • Amazon Business $13.41 1 $13.41
Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies • Amazon Business $13.30 1 $13.30
Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage: The Fight for Interracial Marriage • Amazon Business $12.28 1 $12.28
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Run: Book One (Run, 1) • Amazon Business $11.71 1 $11.71
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A. (People and Events in History) • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Recitatif: A Story • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
The Story of Simone Biles: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Story of Barack Obama: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
20th Century African American History for Kids: The Major Events that Shaped the Past and Present (History by Century) • Amazon Business $10.44 1 $10.44
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $9.77 1 $9.77
Nelson Mandela • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Vintage Style Bookmarks for Women Men, 30PCS (Retro Collection) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Coretta Scott • Amazon Business $7.62 1 $7.62
The Story of Ruby Bridges: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of John Lewis: A Biography Book for Young Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of Katherine Johnson: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of Misty Copeland: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Rosa's Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39

Materials cost

$650.08

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$45.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$735.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$129.77

Total project goal

$865.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$865.11

5 Donors

-$608.17

Donations toward project cost

-$549.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.50

match offer

-$218.44

Match offer toward project cost

-$185.67

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$38.50

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$0.00

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