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Book SynopsisNew York Times Bestseller
This dynamic blend of biography and manifesto centers on Louise Little, Alberta King, and Berdis Baldwin . . . Tubbs's book stands against the women's erasure, a monument to their historical importance.
The New Yorker
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. 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 Luther, and Louise Little''s son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised the