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From Gates Scholar and First Lady of Stockton, CA, Anna Malaika Tubbs, comes The Three Mothers, the first book to celebrate the three great
women who raised and shaped America's most pivotal heroes: MLK, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin.Much has been written about the Berdis
Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin, and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the
extraordinary women who raised them, who themselves were all born within six years of each other, all contending with the very specific
prejudices faced by Black women during Jim Crow.Berdis, Alberta, and Louise all possessed an unrelenting belief in education—from Louise
asking her children to read to her from the dictionary, to Berdis’s faith and encouragement in her son’s preternaturally gifted writing, to Alberta’s
unwavering dedication to Martin’s higher education. These women used their strength and motherhood to push their sons toward greatness, all
with a conviction that all human beings deserve dignity and respect despite the rampant racism of the 20th century.These three mothers taught
resistance and a fundamental belief in the worth of black Americans 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.These 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.