Bibliograph

We're better than this, my fight for the future of our democracy, Elijah Cummings with Hilary Beard

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We're better than this, my fight for the future of our democracy, Elijah Cummings with Hilary Beard

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12, Harper

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

We're better than this

Responsibility statement

Elijah Cummings with Hilary Beard

Sub title

my fight for the future of our democracy

Summary

"Growing up as the child of former sharecroppers in a segregated Baltimore, Elijah Cummings saw firsthand how injustice could run rampant, even in a democracy that promises fairness and equality. But with a strong support system and fiery self-discipline, Elijah utilized the momentum of the civil rights movement to overcome the obstacles of poverty and racism to effect change at a time when our country so badly needed it. In Were Better Than This, readers will learn not only that we must be and do better than our oppressors but that it is our shared responsibility as a nation to keep our democracy intact because it is the only way to pursue freedom, justice, and equality for all."--book jacket

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

My fight for the future of our democracyWe are better than this

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