We're better than this my fight for the future of our democracy
A memoir by the late Congressman details how his experiences as a sharecroppers' son in volatile South Baltimore shaped his life in activism, explaining how government oversight can become a positive part of a just American collective.
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New York, NY :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a We're better than this : |b my fight for the future of our democracy / |c Elijah Cummings with James Dale ; foreword by speaker Nancy Pelosi. |
| 246 | 3 | |a We are better than this | |
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| 520 | |a A memoir by the late Congressman details how his experiences as a sharecroppers' son in volatile South Baltimore shaped his life in activism, explaining how government oversight can become a positive part of a just American collective. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue: pain, passion, and purpose -- The lie and the lesson -- "The Lord ain't finished with you yet" -- Our turn -- The hearings--and being heard -- Chasing truth -- Trump's Twitter attack on Baltimore -- Impeachment--not if, but when -- The last chapter -- Farewell to Elijah Cummings: selected excerpts of eulogies for Elijah Cummings. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a African American legislators |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Legislators |z United States |v Biography. | |
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