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A Closer Look at the Civil Rights Movement

My students need at their disposal a wide-range of quality children's literature related to the Civil Rights Movement.

  • $1,326 goal

This project expired on November 30, 2008.

This project expired on November 30, 2008.

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Mrs. Fremin Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
Starkville, MS Grades 3-5

I am a fourth grade teacher in a rural town. I was hired in an attempt to reduce classroom size in a district where drop-out rates soar.

In an attempt to motivate and engage these students, I have planned a lengthy unit on the Civil Rights Movement. Many students know the basics: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks. I want, however, for my students to dig even deeper. Through the use of book clubs, inquiry projects, and a presentation to members of our community, my goal is for the students to learn to appreciate the opportunity they've been given.

To make this happen, the students need a wide-range of children's literature at their fingertips to read and explore. The school library simply cannot provide the large volumes of literature that these children need in our classroom during this unit.

With your help, I can make this possible. My students will have the chance to not only learn and explore the issues surrounding the Civil Rights Movement, but share what they've learned with our community. Please help me in my efforts to engage my students and help them appreciate the education that they have been afforded.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

50 students impacted
Mrs. Fremin Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Leon's Story Leon Walter Tillage, Susan L. Roth (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 3 $16.05
Women of the Civil Rights Movement Linda Barrett Osborne • Barnes and Noble $11.65 1 $11.65
Dare to Dream: Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement Angela Shelf Medearis, Anna Rich (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 3 $13.47
The Civil Rights Movement in America Elaine Landau • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement Dennis Brindell Fradin, Judith Bloom Fradin • Barnes and Noble $17.10 1 $17.10
This Generation of Americans: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement Fredrick L. McKissack • Barnes and Noble $4.45 3 $13.35
Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement Doreen Rappaport, Shane W. Evans (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
Cracking the Wall: The Struggles of the Little Rock Nine Eileen Lucas, Mark Anthony (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 3 $18.75
Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly Walter Dean Myers, Leonard Jenkins (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King Ellen Levine, Anna Rich (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Russell Freedman • Barnes and Noble $17.05 3 $51.15
DK Readers: Free at Last, the Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Level 4: Proficient Readers), Vol. 4 DK Publishing, Angela Bull • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Civil Rights Marches Linda George, Charles George • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Remember: The Journey to School Integration Toni Morrison • Barnes and Noble $16.20 5 $81.00
Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories Ellen Levine • Barnes and Noble $7.19 3 $21.57
Martin Luther King, Jr. Manufactured by DK Publishing Staff, Manufactured by Dorling Kindersley Publishing • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Civil Rights Movement in Ameri Elaine Landau • Barnes and Noble $23.40 1 $23.40
Up from Slavery: An Autobiography Booker T. Washington, Louis R. Harlan • Barnes and Noble $8.95 3 $26.85
Nelson Mandela (DK Biography Series) Laaren Brown, Lenny Hort • Barnes and Noble $4.49 3 $13.47
Civil Rights Movement for Kids: A History with 21 Activities Mary Turck, Mary C. Turck • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
I Have a Dream Martin Luther King, Jr., Foreword by Coretta Scott King • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights Russell Freedman • Barnes and Noble $16.20 4 $64.80
They Had a Dream: The Civil Rights Struggle from Frederick Douglass to Marcus Garvey to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X Jules Archer • Barnes and Noble $7.19 3 $21.57
Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement Ann Bausum • Barnes and Noble $17.05 2 $34.10
Civil Rights Movement Sanford Wexler, Introduction By Sanford Wexler, Julian Bond (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $67.50 1 $67.50
Through My Eyes Ruby Bridges, Margo Lundell (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $13.56 6 $81.36
Warriors Don't Cry Melba Patillo Beals • Barnes and Noble $6.29 6 $37.74
The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 Christopher Curtis, Narrated by Levar Burton, Read by LeVar Burton • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Christopher Paul Curtis • Barnes and Noble $6.29 25 $157.25
Civil Rights Movement: A Photographic History, 1954-68 Steven Kasher, Foreword by Myrlie Evers-Williams • Barnes and Noble $26.95 1 $26.95

Materials cost

$895.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $89.51

Sales tax

 $62.66

3rd party payment processing fee

$22.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$1,087.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$238.61

Total project goal

$1,325.61

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