| Description |
261 pages ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-251) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I: The Circumstances of Our Birth -- Part II: The Denial of Our Existence -- Part III: Our Men and Marriages -- Part IV: The Birth of Our Children -- Part V: Our Trials, Tribulations, and Tragedies -- Part VI: Loving Our Sons -- Part VII: Losing Our Sons -- Part VIII: The Circumstances of Our Death -- Conclusion: Our Lives Will Not Be Erased. |
| Summary |
"In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three women who raised and shaped some of America's most pivotal heroes: Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin. Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther, and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them, who were all born at the beginning of the 20th century and forced to contend with the prejudices of Jim Crow as Black women. Berdis, Alberta, and Louise 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. 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..."-- Provided by publisher. |
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King, Alberta Williams, 1904-1974.
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Little, Louise Langdon, 1897-1989.
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Baldwin, Emma Berdis Jones, -1999.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Family.
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X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- Family.
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 -- Family.
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African American mothers -- Biography.
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African American families -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
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Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9781250756121 (hardcover) |
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125075612X (hardcover) |
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