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Mr. Walker from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Black American Experience

My students need 25 copies of both "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison and "47" by Walter Mosley.

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I am an English Language Arts teacher in a high-needs, college preparatory high school in an urban neighborhood of New York with a diverse population of African, Hispanic, and Caribbean-American students.

Despite their avid reading interests, many of my students struggle with connecting to narratives and characters of pre-industrial America. I want to engage them with one book that challenges their simplistic understanding of history and with one that engages them with some of the central issues of class, race, gender and empowerment in a contemporary America struggling with its past.

I need one copy of 2 particular books per student in order to develop a meaningful dialogue about historical stories relating to slavery as well as the modern repercussions of divisions between people based on class, race and gender. These two books teach history and point-of-view in thoroughly compelling ways.

Your help with this project will ensure that my students' book bank of texts will be profoundly enriched. They are headed for college which will place them in competitive communities of well-read individuals. With your contribution, they are one step closer to being prepared for that challenge.

Mr. Walker Frederick Douglass Academy Grades 9-12

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

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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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More than three‑quarters of 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
47 Walter Mosley • Barnes and Noble $7.19 25 $179.75
Song of Solomon Toni Morrison • Barnes and Noble $12.00 25 $300.00

Materials cost

$479.75

Vendor shipping charges

 $47.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$543.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$119.40

Total project goal

$663.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $663.33

1 Donor

-$331.67

Donations toward project cost

-$271.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.70

match offer

-$331.66

Match offer toward project cost

-$271.96

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.70

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 $0.00

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