03231cam a2200421 i 4500 474172992 TxAuBib 20210223120000.0 200924s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020040974 9781250756121 HRD 28.99 125075612X HRD 28.99 TxAuBib rda Tubbs, Anna Malaika. The Three mothers [BOOK] : how the mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin shaped a nation / Anna Malaika Tubbs. First edition. New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2021. 261 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 -- PartVII: Losing Our Sons -- Part VIII: The Circumstances of Our Death -- Conclusion: Our Lives Will Not Be Erased. 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. 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. 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 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 fight for equal justice and dignity came above all else for the three mothers. 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. Provided by publisher. 20210223. King, Alberta Williams 1904-1974. Little, Louise Langdon 1897-1989. Baldwin, Emma Berdis Jones -1999. King, Martin Luther Jr 1929-1968 Family. X, Malcolm 1925-1965 Family. Baldwin, James 1924-1987 Family. African American mothers Biography. African American families Biography. African Americans Civil rights History 20th century. Racism United States History 20th century. United States Race relations History 20th century. Biographies.