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The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs
4 reviews
pinto_los_flores's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
This is an important look at history. There are parts that are incredibly hard to listen to but it’s real history and should not be ignored. These women and their sons deserve the focused attention. Tubbs did a wonderful job shedding light on these historical women who shaped the United States.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Gun violence, Child death, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Confinement, and Grief
throwback682's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
5.0
I learned so much from this book. Not just about the women and their life stories but things about American history in general. Important and inspiring.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Racism, and Confinement
Moderate: Domestic abuse
One of the women in the book has her children taken by CPS and she’s put in an asylum. There are graphic descriptions of lynchings including grisly murders of pregnant women and babies.cafeduke's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Wow.
This author's approach, thorough research, and ability to make these three mothers' lives all so gripping and readable is nothing short of inspirational. She makes me want to be a better mother and teacher to my kids in their honor and the honor of mothers everywhere who have invisibly done the same throughout history. I will thankfully never know what it's like to be knocked down time and time again by racism. I will hopefully never be thrown in a mental institution for having the gall to stand up to racist, sexist government officials. And geez, I am selfish and honest enough to say I hope to never have such successful children that they change the world enough for people to want to harm them. I'm just glad my kids weren't watching me while I read because the book brought me to tears many times. The suffering of black people in this country is appalling. I'd heard many of the stories before, but not all, and not in such a short frame of time. I sincerely hope the author has a good counselor and support group. With all the horrors listed to frame the lives and times of these three women old enough to be her grandmother (great-grandmother?), I can only imagine the anguish and sadness coursing through her while at the same time she had all those pregnancy and post-pregnancy hormones amplifying it all. It took a strong, amazing woman to write such a strong, amazing book. Kudos and thank you.
This author's approach, thorough research, and ability to make these three mothers' lives all so gripping and readable is nothing short of inspirational. She makes me want to be a better mother and teacher to my kids in their honor and the honor of mothers everywhere who have invisibly done the same throughout history. I will thankfully never know what it's like to be knocked down time and time again by racism. I will hopefully never be thrown in a mental institution for having the gall to stand up to racist, sexist government officials. And geez, I am selfish and honest enough to say I hope to never have such successful children that they change the world enough for people to want to harm them. I'm just glad my kids weren't watching me while I read because the book brought me to tears many times. The suffering of black people in this country is appalling. I'd heard many of the stories before, but not all, and not in such a short frame of time. I sincerely hope the author has a good counselor and support group. With all the horrors listed to frame the lives and times of these three women old enough to be her grandmother (great-grandmother?), I can only imagine the anguish and sadness coursing through her while at the same time she had all those pregnancy and post-pregnancy hormones amplifying it all. It took a strong, amazing woman to write such a strong, amazing book. Kudos and thank you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Classism, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Confinement
ekmook's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Violence
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