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Ms. Waterbury from Dorchester, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Picture Books for Black History Month

Help me give my students new books for the library to celebrate black history month.

  • $164 goal

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My Project

Our school has a very diverse population of students coming from a wide range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. We serve a population from Pre-K to grade 8 and include those with physical and developmental disabilities. Our diversity is what makes us a first choice for families in our district.

Celebrating Black History Month is a strong tradition here at our school, but our students need access to the latest books in the library to fully celebrate this special month.

With no budget for the library, it is only through donations and fundraising that we can add new titles to our collection. Your generous donation will help add new books about important figures in black history such as Elijah Cummings, Opal Lee, Georgia Gilmore and more.

Ms. Waterbury Richard Murphy K-8 School Grades 6-8

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Dorchester, MA View local requests

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

400 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Because Claudette • Amazon Business $14.19 1 $14.19
A History of Me • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's "Lost Generation" and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Decision • Amazon Business $12.45 1 $12.45
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth • Amazon Business $10.70 1 $10.70
The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34

Materials cost

$107.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$139.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.59

Total project goal

$163.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $163.91

2 Donors

-$80.86

Donations toward project cost

-$70.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.25

match offer

-$80.84

Match offer toward project cost

-$68.71

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.21

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