The Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin

Schedule

Sat May 17 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Lincoln| Detroit Public Library | Detroit, MI

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Join us to discover how the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation.
About this Event
  • 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 The Three Mothers, 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.
  • "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


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Lincoln| Detroit Public Library, 1221 East Seven Mile Road, Detroit, United States

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