{"product_id":"the-three-mothers-how-the-mothers-of-martin-luther-king-jr-malcolm-x-and-james-baldwin-shaped-a-nation-paperback","title":"The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Malaika Tubbs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This dynamic blend of biography and manifesto centers on Louise Little, Alberta King, and Berdis Baldwin . . . Tubbs's book \u003cb\u003estands against the women's erasure, a monument to their historical importance.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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. \u003cb\u003eThrough Tubbs' writing, Berdis, Alberta, and Louise's stories sing. Theirs is a history forgotten that begs to be told, and Tubbs tells it brilliantly.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Ibram X. Kendi, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e and National Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eStamped from the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch 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. In her groundbreaking and essential debut \u003ci\u003eThe Three Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestsellers Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003eAn Amazon Editor's Pick for February\u003cbr\u003eAmazon's Best Biographies and Memoirs of 2021\u003cbr\u003eOne of theSkimm's \"16 Essential Books to Read This Black History Month\"\u003cbr\u003eOne of Fortune Magazine's \"21 Books to Look Forward to in 2021!\"\u003cbr\u003eOne of Badass Women's Bookclub picks for \"Badass Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2021!\" \u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eWorking Mother Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's \"21 Best Books of 2021 for Working Moms\"\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Most Anticipated Reads for the Rest of Us 2021\"\u003cbr\u003eOne of Bustle's \"11 Nonfiction Books To Read For Black History Month -- All Written By Women\"\u003cbr\u003eOne of SheReads.com's \"Most anticipated nonfiction books of 2021\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerdis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eANNA MALAIKA TUBBS is a multidisciplinary expert on current and historical understandings of race, gender, and equity. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University with a BA in anthropology, Anna earned her MA in gender studies and her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Cambridge as a Bill and Melinda Gates Cambridge Scholar. She lives with her husband, Michael Tubbs, and their children Michael Malakai and Nehemiah Neven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692468736063,"sku":"9781250756138","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1c3e8264688b129e7b80c46f7efe95d5.webp?v=1764995572","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-three-mothers-how-the-mothers-of-martin-luther-king-jr-malcolm-x-and-james-baldwin-shaped-a-nation-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}