These women, their similarities and differences, as individuals and as mothers, represent a piece of history left untold and a celebration of Black motherhood long overdue. Publisher: Flatiron BooksBiography & Autobiography / Cultural.

The fight for equal justice and dignity came above all else for the three mothers. In her debut book, The Three Mothers, author Anna Malaika Tubbs tells the stories of Berdis Baldwin, Alberta King and Louise Littlethe mothers of James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Jr. The Three MothersHow the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin. These three mothers taught resistance and a fundamental belief in the worth of Black people to their sons, even when these beliefs flew in the face of America's racist practices and led to ramifications for all three families' safety. The Three Mothers, poignantly written by Anna Malaika Tubbs, is an essential entry into the canon of African American history, told through the eyes of three phenomenal Black women whose own lives informed that of their sons. These women used their strength and motherhood to push their children toward greatness, all with a conviction that every human being deserves dignity and respect despite the rampant discrimination they faced. These three extraordinary women passed their knowledge to their children with the hope of helping them to survive in a society that would deny their humanity from the very beginning-from Louise teaching her children about their activist roots, to Berdis encouraging James to express himself through writing, to Alberta basing all of her lessons in faith and social justice. Berdis Baldwin, Alberta King, and Louise Little were all born at the beginning of the 20th century and forced to contend with the prejudices of Jim Crow as Black women. Much has been written about Berdis Baldwins son James, about Alberta Kings son Martin. Anna Malaika Tubbss biography, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation seeks to change that, telling the stories of Alberta.

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