| Description |
xiii, 249 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Cummings, Elijah.
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United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
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African American legislators -- Biography.
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
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Baltimore (Md.) -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Dale, James, author.
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Pelosi, Nancy, 1940- writer of foreword.
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| Added Title |
We are better than this |
| ISBN |
9780062992260 |
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0062992260 |
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