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Ms. Sasseen from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Who is Martin Luther King?

My students need books about African Americans who have helped to shape America to what it is today. I am asking for books about Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, Louis Armstrong, Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks just to name a few.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sasseen's classroom raised $161

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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.

I teach 5th grade. I work in a low income school. So much emphasis is put into reading and math that history falls by the wayside. Most of the money that the school has goes towards test prep materials for the students.

I was walking down the hallway with my students two days before Martin Luther King's birthday and I stopped in front of a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. One of my students pointed at the picture and asked me "Who is that?" My mouth just dropped open. I looked at my other students and most of them were clueless also. One of my students knew it was Martin Luther King but had no idea why he was famous. All they knew was that we don't have school on his birthday. I asked them if they knew who Rosa Parks and Malcom X were? Most of them looked at me with blank stares. The few who recognized the names didn't know why they were famous either. I made the decision at that point that my students needed to know about famous African Americans who helped to shape America. I have an underrepresented population of African American students in my class and in the school as well. The only African Americans that my students know are the rappers that they see on T.V. They didn't know that February was Black History Month either. I was applauded and now feel it is my duty not only as a teacher but as an American to teach my students about African Americans who took great strides throughout history.

My problem with teaching this to my students is that I do not have adequate resources in my classroom to teach them. The few books that I do have are old and worn. There are not enough for my students to even share. I am asking for some books about famous African Americans such as Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, Louis Armstrong, George Washington Carver, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Mahammad Ali, just to name a few. This will help me to effectively teach my students about these very important figures throughout history.

I need your help to bring this project to life. My students need to learn about these important people. It is my duty as a teacher and and adult to teach my students about all of the wonderful things that African Americans have done. Please help me to educate my students. I do not want the year to end without giving my students this very important part of history to take with them.

Ms. Sasseen PS 310 Marble Hill Grades 3-5

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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
Medgar Evers Heidi Moore • Barnes and Noble $7.06 1 $7.06
Three Negro Classics: Up from Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, James Weldon Johnson • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Joe Louis Rugio Vitale • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55
Madam C. J. Walker (History Maker Bios Series) Susan Bivin Aller • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest of All Time Robert Cassidy, Consumer Guide Editors • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Louis Armstrong: Musician Sam Tanenhaus • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55
Story of George Washington Carver (Scholastic Biography) Eva Moore, Alexander Anderson (Illustrator), Alexander Anderson (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Frederick Douglas: Slave Writer Abolitionist Brenda Haugen • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Hist Maker Bios: Louis Armstrong: African American Trailblazers Judith Pinkerton Josephson • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Hist Maker Bios: Benjamin Banneker: African American Trailblazers Catherine A. Welch • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly Walter Dean Myers, Leonard Jenkins (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Arthur Ashe: Young Tennis Champion (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Paul Mantell, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Sojourner Truth: Voice For Freedom (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Kathleen Kudlinski, Lenny Wooden (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Langston Hughes: Young Black Poet (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Montrew Dunham, Robert Doremus (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Harriet Tubman and the Freedom Train (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Sharon Gayle, Felicia Marshall (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Rosa Parks Kathleen Kudlinski, Meryl Henderson, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Jackie Robinson: Young Sports Trailblazer (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Herb Dunn, Meryl Henderson, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Young Man with a Dream (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Dharathula H. Millender, Al Fiorentino (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Thurgood Marshall: Young Justice (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Montrew Dunham, Dunham, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39

Materials cost

$102.04

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.20

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$132.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.98

Total project goal

$160.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $160.98

1 Donor

-$155.29

Donations toward project cost

-$132.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.69

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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