A New York Times
Bestseller
"Through
Tubbs' writing, Berdis, Alberta, and Louise's stories sing. Theirs is
a history forgotten that begs to be told, and Tubbs tells it
brilliantly."
— Ibram X.
Kendi, #1 New York Times
bestselling author of How to Be
an Antiracist and National Book Award winner Stamped
from the Beginning
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.