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It must become common practice to think of the stones each Black mother walks upon and imagine the bruises they’ve left on her feet. — James Baldwin
I learned so much about these three women. Each could have had an entire book written about her alone. Anna Malaika Tubbs chooses to center Black womanhood and motherhood using the lives of these three influential women.
We must highlight the experience of black mothers, and appreciate their ability to bring life no matter how often it is denied them. Their humanity is removed when they are forgotten, when they are not given the credit they earned, and when their names fade from history. — Tubbs
This book is an attempt to bring awareness to the women who have raised such powerful men in American history who fought for the liberation of Black people. Their work did not begin with them.
I really enjoyed reading this book and the information inside of it. The lack of information from and about these women makes the biographical aspects of this book more theorizing and guesswork with historical/cultural context than fact. There was so much other information in the book, though, that even if the biography parts of the book are minimal, the historical and cultural significance is still substantial. It beautifully honors these three women and mothers and sets a precedent of honor and empowerment for black women today. It’s a worthwhile read!
Great premise, but not enough content to support the actual concept. Reads as a primer on civil rights history, and incredibly redundant. Agree with other 2 and 3 star reviews.
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The Three Mothers had a great premise and was a worthwhile read. In it, Berdis Baldwin (James Baldwin's mother), Alberta King (MLK Jr's mother), and Louise Little (Malcolm X's mother) were honored as Black women who raised influential men. Anna Malaika Tubbs, the author, shared their own experiences as a Black mother as well as the three mothers experiences. It had themes of family, history, racism, and feminism/motherhood throughout.
While feeling like an academic book, it was still very readable. Ultimately, I wish there would have been more narration and analysis about Berdis, Alberta, and Louise. I think mothers so often go ignored and under acknowledged, and these three are significant women whose lives need to be better recognized. While it was the purpose of the book to center them, at times it felt like the focus was on their sons - whom we already hear so much about.
While feeling like an academic book, it was still very readable. Ultimately, I wish there would have been more narration and analysis about Berdis, Alberta, and Louise. I think mothers so often go ignored and under acknowledged, and these three are significant women whose lives need to be better recognized. While it was the purpose of the book to center them, at times it felt like the focus was on their sons - whom we already hear so much about.
The content was great, I’m glad I learned more about each of these women. I think the conclusion should have been the basis of the book, however. I wanted more of that analysis and narrative throughout.
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