{"product_id":"three-mothers-book-anna-malaika-tubbs-9781250756138","title":"The Three Mothers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This dynamic blend of biography and manifesto centers on Louise Little, Alberta King, and Berdis Baldwin . . . Tubbs's book \u003cb\u003estands against the women's erasure, a monument to their historical importance.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Tubbs' connection to these women is palpable on the page -- as both a mother and a scholar of the impact Black motherhood has had on America. \u003cb\u003eThrough Tubbs' writing, Berdis, Alberta, and Louise's stories sing. Theirs is a history forgotten that begs to be told, and Tubbs tells it brilliantly.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIbram X. Kendi, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e and National Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eStamped from the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther, and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them. In her groundbreaking and essential debut \u003ci\u003eThe Three Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three women who raised and shaped some of America's most pivotal heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestsellers Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e An Amazon Editor's Pick for February\u003cbr\u003e Amazon's Best Biographies and Memoirs of 2021\u003cbr\u003e One of theSkimm's \"16 Essential Books to Read This Black History Month\"\u003cbr\u003e One of Fortune Magazine's \"21 Books to Look Forward to in 2021!\"\u003cbr\u003e One of Badass Women's Bookclub picks for \"Badass Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2021!\"\u003cbr\u003e One of \u003ci\u003eWorking Mother Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's \"21 Best Books of 2021 for Working Moms\"\u003cbr\u003e One of \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Most Anticipated Reads for the Rest of Us 2021\"\u003cbr\u003e One of Bustle's \"11 Nonfiction Books To Read For Black History Month -- All Written By Women\"\u003cbr\u003e One of SheReads.com's \"Most anticipated nonfiction books of 2021\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Berdis Baldwin, Alberta King, and Louise Little were all born at the beginning of the 20th century and forced to contend with the prejudices of Jim Crow as Black women. These three extraordinary women passed their knowledge to their children with the hope of helping them to survive in a society that would deny their humanity from the very beginning--from Louise teaching her children about their activist roots, to Berdis encouraging James to express himself through writing, to Alberta basing all of her lessons in faith and social justice. These women used their strength and motherhood to push their children toward greatness, all with a conviction that every human being deserves dignity and respect despite the rampant discrimination they faced.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e These three mothers taught resistance and a fundamental belief in the worth of Black people 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49530967163153,"sku":"CIN1250756138G","price":4.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49680299491601,"sku":"CIN1250756138VG","price":5.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50835433849105,"sku":"CIN1250756138A","price":4.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50985806070033,"sku":"NIN9781250756138","price":18.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52995760980241,"sku":"CIN1250756138LN","price":5.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1250756138.jpg?v=1751207957","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/three-mothers-book-anna-malaika-tubbs-9781250756138","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}