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Social Justice: Researching Equality Movements of the Twentieth Century

Help me give my students research materials for social justice movements of the 20th century with such titles as The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks and Women's Liberation Movement.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Beattie's classroom raised $296

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students come from a Title I urban district where 75% of the people are considered low income. The students are working hard against disadvantages they've had since birth. My students are primarily Latinx and African American. Most speak two languages.

These students are very curious about the world beyond and they are very passionate about current events and how they fit into the wider world.

They want to be active and informed citizens that work to make a difference in their community and world.

My Project

I am shifting my teaching practice to a focus on research skills for our 10th grade students. In this new unit, students will conduct research on various civil rights and equality movements that occurred in the middle and end of the twentieth century.

Students will examine equality movements of African Americans, Women, and LGBTQ rights and make connections to how those rights are upheld today.

These research materials will support students with a large amount of diverse texts to use to learn about these topics.

Students will learn how to evaluate the quality of sources while learning how to properly cite their sources and select compelling evidence. These materials will provide students an opportunity for new texts to read to deepen their understanding.

Mrs. Beattie Springfield Renaissance School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks • Amazon Business $12.89 2 $25.78
The Women's Liberation Movement, 1960-1990 (Finding a Voice: Women's Fight for Equality in U.S. Society) • Amazon Business $22.95 1 $22.95
James Baldwin : Collected Essays : Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No Name in the Street / The Devil Finds Work / Other Essays (Library of America) • Amazon Business $22.49 1 $22.49
The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $20.49 1 $20.49
Divided We Stand: The Battle Over Women's Rights and Family Values That Polarized American Politics • Amazon Business $18.45 1 $18.45
Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Why We Can't Wait (Signet Classics) • Amazon Business $5.19 3 $15.57
Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970 • Amazon Business $14.22 1 $14.22
Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBTQ Rights Uprising that Changed America • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley • Amazon Business $3.99 3 $11.97
A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Stonewall Reader • Amazon Business $11.63 1 $11.63

Materials cost

$217.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$251.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.31

Total project goal

$295.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $295.39

4 Donors

-$147.70

Donations toward project cost

-$125.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.15

match offer

-$147.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$125.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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