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The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs
8 reviews
pinto_los_flores's review
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, and Grief
overthinkereading's review against another edition
5.0
It’s not often that nonfiction brings me to tears, but this work by Anna Tubbs is such a poignant, necessary, and long overdue perspective on the role of the mothers of three of the most recognized men of the modern civil rights movement.
I appreciated how the book was organized, and in listening to the author-narrated audiobook, it really felt more like a series of essays on each woman, versus a thick volume of information.
And ultimately, the unfortunate reality is that thick volumes of information are not available on these women. It is clear that the author worked tirelessly to source every detail shared in these pages, and presented their lives as compassionately and thoughtfully as possible.
The author’s note at the end of the book is a must-read, and a powerful reminder of the legacy these women left their sons, and all of us, in the pursuit of racial and social justice.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
cafeduke's review against another edition
5.0
This author's approach, thorough research, and ability to make these three mothers' lives all so gripping and readable is nothing short of inspirational. She makes me want to be a better mother and teacher to my kids in their honor and the honor of mothers everywhere who have invisibly done the same throughout history. I will thankfully never know what it's like to be knocked down time and time again by racism. I will hopefully never be thrown in a mental institution for having the gall to stand up to racist, sexist government officials. And geez, I am selfish and honest enough to say I hope to never have such successful children that they change the world enough for people to want to harm them. I'm just glad my kids weren't watching me while I read because the book brought me to tears many times. The suffering of black people in this country is appalling. I'd heard many of the stories before, but not all, and not in such a short frame of time. I sincerely hope the author has a good counselor and support group. With all the horrors listed to frame the lives and times of these three women old enough to be her grandmother (great-grandmother?), I can only imagine the anguish and sadness coursing through her while at the same time she had all those pregnancy and post-pregnancy hormones amplifying it all. It took a strong, amazing woman to write such a strong, amazing book. Kudos and thank you.
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement and Domestic abuse
katelynprice's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Gaslighting
aargot1's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Slavery and Pregnancy
ekmook's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
antonique_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Transphobia
ehmannky's review against another edition
4.0
The biography of three women in a relatively short book seems like it would be too much, but I think Tubbs does an excellent job with making do with what little historical sources that she had. It's as comprehensive as it could have been, and she ties the lives of these three incredibly different women rather well by dividing the book into broad themes of motherhood.
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery