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Bonus: The Forgotten Mothers of Civil Rights History : Throughline MLK Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin are household names, but what about their mothers? This hour, author Anna Malaika Tubbs explores how these three women shaped American history.

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Bonus: The Forgotten Mothers of Civil Rights History

Bonus: The Forgotten Mothers of Civil Rights History

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MLK Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin are household names, but what about their mothers? This hour, author Anna Malaika Tubbs explores how these three women shaped American history.

This episode of the TED Radio Hour was produced by Rachel Faulkner and Katie Monteleone. It was edited by James Delahoussaye and Katie Simon.