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The Forgotten Mothers of Civil Rights History (2022)

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Are You Worthy of Love and Worth of Dignity?

At the time, there was a law that stated that if women decided to get married and in turn start a family, that they could not work outside of their home. So when Alberta falls in love with the man of a man by the name of Michael King, originally who later will change his name to Martin Luther King, she decides to have a family. But this isn't really the end of her teaching. I really feel like Alberta, the word that I would use to describe her is balance. She's both encouraging of them and very loving of her children when they are scared or confused.

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