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The life of Louise Norton Little : an extraordinary woman, mother of Malcolm X and his 7 siblings
- Title
- The life of Louise Norton Little : an extraordinary woman, mother of Malcolm X and his 7 siblings / Jessica Russell ; with Hilda Little & Steve Jones, Sr.
- Author
- Russell, Jessica (Freelance writer)
- Publication
- [Place of publication not identified] : [Jessica Russell and Our Hidden Gem, LLC], [2021]
- ©2021
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- Description
- 359 pages : illustrations, portraits; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Louise Little was the mother of Malcolm Little, the man who would become the American civil rights icon Malcolm X. Drawing on previously unseen sources, 'The Life of Louise Norton Little' explores Louise's early life in Grenada and her journeys to Canada and the United States as a young woman. Louise was a proud and independent Black woman. She and her children endured many injustices at the hands of the white welfare system. In later life, unfairly judged to be insane after the birth of her eighth child, she was taken against her will to Kalamazoo State Hospital. She remained incarcerated there for a quarter of a century, until her family secured her release. Despite its tragedies, Louise's story is ultimately one of courage and an abiding sense of civil rights and social justice. These are the values she passed on to all of her children and their descendants." --
- Subject
- Little, Louise Langdon, 1897-1989
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 > Family
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
- 1900-1999
- African American mothers > Biography
- African American families > Biography
- African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century
- Racism against Black people > United States > History > 20th century
- Involuntary treatment > United States
- Involuntary treatment
- African American families
- African American mothers
- African Americans > Civil rights
- Families
- Race relations
- Racism against Black people
- Family members
- Racism
- African Americans
- United States > Race relations > History > 20th century
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Note
- Cover title.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-359).
- Call Number
- Sc E 23-978
- ISBN
- 9798702691855
- OCLC
- 1311276106
- Author
- Russell, Jessica (Freelance writer), author.
- Title
- The life of Louise Norton Little : an extraordinary woman, mother of Malcolm X and his 7 siblings / Jessica Russell ; with Hilda Little & Steve Jones, Sr.
- Publisher
- [Place of publication not identified] : [Jessica Russell and Our Hidden Gem, LLC], [2021]
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-359).
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Little, Hilda, author.Jones, Steve, 1952-2014, author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 23-978