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The Mothers Who Raised Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin : 1A "I decided to focus on mothers because of this further erasure that happens to mothers. Motherhood is so overlooked," says Anna Malaika Tubbs, author of "The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped A Nation."

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

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

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Anna Malaika Tubbs' new book is "The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped A Nation."

Anna Malaika Tubbs

We've all heard of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin, but most of us know very little about the women who raised them.

A new book is trying to change that. Anna Malaika Tubbs is the author of "The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped A Nation."

She joined us to talk about these important women and why knowing their stories matters.