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The lack of information about these women makes this book really ambitious and forces the author to speculate a lot. It’s a great idea. Not sure it’s pulled off.
I found this book fascinating for it’s brilliant use of narrative and, as a mother, the highlighting of the important role the mothers played in each of the lives of these heroes.
3.5. Not a bad book but it felt like when I write an essay on a topic I don’t have enough info for. So, I flush it out with extra unnecessary verbiage, opinions, etc. I enjoyed what I learned and appreciate the authors viewpoints however.
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This book was recommended to me by one of my podcast guests, and I loved it. It's a classic example of a herstory untold. Each one of these women had a fascinating story and I'm glad to finally learn about them.
I was surprised to acknowledge that I had not often thought about the mother behinds these revolutionary men. The mothers who raised the sons with the same morals they preached. The mothers who advocated for their sons education or pursual of their passions. Who defended them from their white attackers and sometimes their fathers.
I listened to the audiobook, had to listen to it at 1.25 speed otherwise the narration was
too slow. I agree with another commenter on the prose and writing could be better, but the topic and awareness remains important.
3.5/5
I listened to the audiobook, had to listen to it at 1.25 speed otherwise the narration was
too slow. I agree with another commenter on the prose and writing could be better, but the topic and awareness remains important.
3.5/5
Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and James Baldwin are all people we learn about due to their vital work towards civil rights in the USA. They weren’t created in a vacuum however, and this book aims to give a wider context to their work and Black life in America by following the lives of their mothers.
In this heartbreaking ode to Black motherhood we see each woman be born into different circumstances, have their sons, lose them too young and then use their grief for good. The author explores stereotypes of Black mothers, the extra challenges they face and how their life experiences and lessons shaped the three activists we know so well.
I learnt a lot from this book and it had me in tears multiple times. I’d recommend it to anyone interested in Civil Rights, Feminism and motherhood.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
In this heartbreaking ode to Black motherhood we see each woman be born into different circumstances, have their sons, lose them too young and then use their grief for good. The author explores stereotypes of Black mothers, the extra challenges they face and how their life experiences and lessons shaped the three activists we know so well.
I learnt a lot from this book and it had me in tears multiple times. I’d recommend it to anyone interested in Civil Rights, Feminism and motherhood.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This was such a powerful and moving book about motherhood, especially black motherhood. I learned so much from these three remarkable women, the mothers of Malcom X, MLK, and James Baldwin. Having just read a completely different book about motherhood, this was also a reminder of the power mothers have. And a reminder of the ripples of impact Black Mothers and Black women have made in our country. It makes me want to learn more about mothers.
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This is a good read overall. The message and aim of this book are solid, however, I was hoping to read more information from primary sources about these three women, and there wasn't a lot of that. But I still think it's an important work that the author does a great job of distilling down into a relatively short book.