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Mr. Richardson from Selma, AL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Transforming the World Through Books

Help me give my students the tools to transform a generation through activism!

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My Students

The students I work with are some of the brightest spirits I have ever met. Growing up in the Black Belt Queen City of Selma, they see history around them daily. From their grandparents, many of whom served in the Civil Rights Movement, to the historic halls of the once segregated school in which they walk. These students are bright minds and spirits, but they suffer from the historical denigration of living in Alabama's Black Belt. Living in a town that's history shaped the Civil Rights Movement, these students and their educational gains have largely been forgotten. When coupled with the emphasis placed on STEM education, many of these student's literacy skills suffer.

These students need relevant texts to help improve their literacy skills while encouraging social justice and activism.

The majority of the text in our library are out of date or do not touch on the the issues that are relevant to these students and their navigating the world has young black adults and persons of color.

My Project

These books will allow a generation of students in the Alabama Black Belt to learn about the historic struggles of people of color in the region that ignited a change in the struggle for Civil Rights in America. By using these books as a social justice library, we will equip students will the tools to root out injustices in their own communities and become the change makers.

These students are 21st century learners and need to be able to use history and literacy to read the word the world.

We must equip them through relevant but engaging text to show them that advocacy done right, and drastically transform anyone's social situation and make a better world for us all. Please help give my students the opportunity to read and engage with the struggles of all, in an effort to combat systemic issues in their own community.

Mr. Richardson Selma High School 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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Selma, AL View local requests

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
Darius the Great Is Not Okay • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
How to Be an Antiracist • Amazon Business $16.20 1 $16.20
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Pet • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Grown • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
The Hate U Give • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
An Unkindness of Ghosts • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
I Am Not Your Negro • Amazon Business $13.50 1 $13.50
Clean Getaway • Amazon Business $13.40 1 $13.40
The Fire Next Time • Amazon Business $12.45 1 $12.45
The Poet X • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
March: Book Three • Amazon Business $11.37 1 $11.37
March: Book One • Amazon Business $11.01 1 $11.01
Odd One Out • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
March: Book Two • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
Homegoing • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
On The Come Up • Amazon Business $9.45 1 $9.45
Patron Saints of Nothing • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Genesis Begins Again • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Harbor Me • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Stars Beneath Our Feet • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
We Should All Be Feminists • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
American Born Chinese • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption • Amazon Business $7.87 1 $7.87
Americanah • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
American Street • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
Ghost Boys • Amazon Business $6.81 1 $6.81
Long Way Down • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
All American Boys • Amazon Business $5.07 1 $5.07

Materials cost

$365.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$431.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.07

Total project goal

$507.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $507.13

4 Donors

-$283.48

Donations toward project cost

-$258.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.52

Matching donations from our partners

-$202.47

Match offers toward project cost

-$172.10

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.18

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