The three mothers : how the mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin shaped a nation

Author

Anna Malaika Tubbs

Call Number

• 306.8743 T884 (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)

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Edition

First Flatiron Books paperback edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2021.

Physical Description

265 pages ; 21 cm.

Summary

"Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin, and about Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them, whose lives spanned Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the civil rights movement, and the specific prejudices Black women faced during these and many more pivotal moments in American history. Berdis, Alberta, and Louise pushed their sons toward greatness with the conviction that all human beings deserve dignity and respect, teaching resistance and a fundamental belief in the worth of Black people. These women, their similarities and their differences as individuals and as mothers, represent a piece of history left untold and a celebration of Black motherhood long overdue."--Provided by publisher.

Notes

Includes reading group guide with discussion questions.

Contents

• The circumstances of our birth
• The denial of our existence
• Our men and marriages
• The birth of our children
• Our trials, tribulations, and tragedies
• Loving our sons
• Losing our sons
• The circumstances of our death
• Our lives will not be erased.--