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The forgotten mothers of civil rights leaders

The forgotten mothers of civil rights leaders

FromHistory Extra podcast


The forgotten mothers of civil rights leaders

FromHistory Extra podcast

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Feb 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and James Baldwin are often remembered as change-makers who came into the world with their political ideas fully-formed – but this was far from the case. As Anna Malaika Tubbs reveals in her new book Three Mothers, the mothers of these civil rights leaders shaped their activism and taught their sons to resist racism.
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Released:
Feb 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The latest news from the team behind BBC History Magazine - a popular History magazine. To find out more, visit www.historyextra.com