We’re Better than This: Young Readers’ Edition: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy

The late US Representative Elijah Cummings' inspiring life story is now available in a young listeners' edition, diving into his childhood through his time as chairman of the House Oversight Committee and his tireless fight for justice.

Growing up in segregated Baltimore as the child of former sharecroppers, Elijah 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, he utilized the momentum of the civil rights movement to overcome obstacles of poverty and racism and effect change at a time when our country so badly needed it.

In We're Better than This, listeners 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 in order to pursue freedom, justice, and equality for all.

Don't miss out on this powerful and inspiring story of courage, perseverance, and the fight for a better tomorrow!