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The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
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Notes From Your Bookseller
Notes From Your Bookseller
This remarkable book about the women who shaped Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin is celebratory, revelatory and surprising.
New York Times Bestseller
?This dynamic blend of biography and manifesto centers on Louise Little, Alberta King, and Berdis Baldwin . . . Tubbs?s book stands against the women?s erasure, a monument to their historical importance.?
?The New Yorker
"Tubbs' connection to these women is palpable on the page ? as both a mother and a scholar of the impact Black motherhood has had on America. Through Tubbs' writing, Berdis, Alberta, and Louise's stories sing. Theirs is a history forgotten that begs t...
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