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Such an interesting and powerfull story which makes you think about history and the power mother hold in the future.
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The stories of Berdis, Alberta, and Louise are fascinating and significant. The challenges the author - a Black woman herself who had just become a mother - were substantial. I recommend this book with the caveat that the organizational structure could have had a smoother, more coherent flow. I don't recommend reading the final Conclusion section, as it veers far out of the book's stated lane, becoming more of a frantic highlights reel of all (not actually nearly all) the well-known instances of Black people being murdered, either by police or bashers of trans women. Superficial mentionings of Trump's antics don't improve or conclude the book well, in my opinion. Read this not because it's a particularly strong biographical work, but because the importance of Black Mothers has indeed been under-credited and unacknowledged or straight up maligned for far too long.
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The author was inspired to write this upon finding out she was pregnant with her first son. I loved the hard work that went into finding as much information as possible on the three mothers which for some areas was incredibly hard to find due to lack of documentation. I loved hearing parts of the stories where the three mothers paths may have crossed when they didn’t know each other and how later in their lives their sons connected with one another. I loved learning about Alberta, Louise, and Berdie’s childhood into adulthood and then into motherhood. They were all different and similar in some ways but they showed how they did womanhood their way. And their sons always mentioned how their mothers impacted who they were greatly. A lovely story about African American history, Family, Connection, and Womanhood. Each of these women deserve their own books but this is a beautiful start!
Should be required reading. I learned so much from this book.
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