![]() ![]() Though the world “tried to deny their humanity and their existence,” Tubbs writes, Alberta, Louise, and Berdis gave their sons the foundation to achieve greatness. Berdis Baldwin (neé Jones) raised her children single-handedly after her husband’s death, and pushed them to fight hard for their educational opportunities. Louise Little (neé Langdon), an immigrant from Grenada, was a leader in the Marcus Garvey movement. ![]() Alberta King (neé Williams) earned a college degree and became a leader of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where her father, husband, and son all served as pastors. ![]() Though these women have been “almost entirely ignored throughout history,” Tubbs writes, their teachings and approaches to motherhood “were translated directly into their sons’ writing, speeches and protests.” All three overcame prejudice and social restrictions on an almost daily basis and “strove to equip their children not only to face the world but to change it,” Tubbs writes. ![]() Louise Little, mother of Malcom X and Berdis Baldwin, mother of James Baldwin. Educator Tubbs debuts with an engrossing triple biography of Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr. ![]()
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