https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt Share your favorite quote(s) from The Three Mothers en-us 2021-06-01 04:27:32 UTC 2025-09-24 16:40:09 UTC hello@padlet.com beudey3 https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1605815894 "Dehumanization takes various forms. People are treated as less than human when their basic rights are not granted/respected, when their agency is taken away, when they are objectified through language and actions, when violence is used against them, and when they are expected to remain silent despite these circumstances" (page 10, location 151)]]> 2021-06-14 18:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1605815894 beudey3 https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1605822625 "Black women are the only people who have legally been deemed the givers of nonlife, the givers of property, and as Fannie Lou Hamer puts it, Black people are the only ones who have had babies sold from their mothers and mothers sold from their babies. Her words shine a light on the way in which this has propelled Black people to work on behalf of the salvation of the United States, committing themselves to use their pain to inspire change" (p. 176, location 2409)]]> 2021-06-14 18:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1605822625 beudey3 https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1627236986 “Contrary to previous tellings, these men were not individuals who were born ready to change the world; they are instead part of a larger whole, part of a generational bank of knowledge that was passed on to them. They were products of what their families and environments taught them, and very specifically what their mothers taught them through both their words and their actions” (p. 176; Location 2422)]]> 2021-06-27 20:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1627236986 https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628984635 These mother's all loved their sons and supported them even when conditions were so challenging. In the case of James Baldwin, a stepfather who didn't love him and for Malcolm, a mother pursued by enemies. They all led with their hearts and that's one thing that resonated with me.


]]> 2021-06-28 22:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628984635 beudey3 https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628986392 "For all three women, having and raising proud children was part of their religious and political institutions. Alberta, Berdis and Louise made decisions that were not arbitrary but instead reflected their deep awareness of their participation in larger systems."

]]> 2021-06-28 22:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628986392 https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628986891 All the mothers were change agents for generations to come. They bore both grief and joys. 

]]> 2021-06-28 22:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628986891 https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628988962 The history that we share with each other becomes our reality - How we are socialized. For many these are built on UN-truths or 1/2 truths and creates the environment for how we treat others. ]]> 2021-06-28 22:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628988962 shradhat https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628990733 "I am tired of Black women being hidden, i am tired of us not being recognized, i am tired of being erased." Page 203

]]> 2021-06-28 22:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628990733 https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628991605 For me, the concept that stood out the most was the strength that came to the King family because of their connectedness to multiple generations. So much power is in families. As policymakers, public servants, voters, we can consider what effects our work has on the family.]]> 2021-06-28 22:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1628991605 https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1629022751 "Without knowing about the refusal to allow Black women to be present for their children first and teh rest of the world after, it is difficult to understand why each woman accepted the need to put her children and family over her own career." Page 102]]> 2021-06-28 22:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1629022751 https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1629027061 "Her ability to provide for her children for nearly a decade following her husband's death is described as "maladjustment." Her depression is described as a "change of personality." She is judged for the recent birth of her child, she is punished for standing up against agencies that did not treat her with dignity, and she is called insane for insinuating that she is discriminated against."]]> 2021-06-28 23:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/csustan/9n32jbp6ew7gkvkt/wish/1629027061