| Note |
Includes reading group guide with discussion questions. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Includes bibliographial references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I. The circumstances of our birth -- Part II. The denial of our existence -- Part III. Our men and marriages -- Part IV. The birth of our children -- Part V. Our trials, tribulations, and tragedies -- Part VI. Loving our sons -- Part VII. Losing our sons -- Part VIII. The circumstances of our death -- Conclusion. Our lives will not be erased. |
| Summary |
Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin, and about Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them, whose lives spanned Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the civil rights movement, and the specific prejudices Black women faced during these and many more pivotal moments in American history. Berdis, Alberta, and Louise pushed their sons toward greatness with the conviction that all human beings deserve dignity and respect, teaching resistance and a fundamental belief in the worth of Black people. These women, their similarities and their differences as individuals and as mothers, represent a piece of history left untold and a celebration of Black motherhood long overdue. |
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King, Alberta Williams, 1904-1974.
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Little, Louise Langdon, 1897-1989.
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Baldwin, Emma Berdis Jones, -1999.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Family.
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X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- Family.
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 -- Family.
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African American mothers -- Biography.
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African American families -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
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Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781250756138
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1250756138
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