Elijah Cummings book set to come out this summer

What they're saying:

• It "powerfully weaves together the urgent drama of modern-day politics and the defining stories from his past," said the book's publisher, Harper.
• "He offers a unique perspective on how his upbringing as the son of sharecroppers in a South Baltimore neighborhood, rampant with racism and poverty, laid the foundation of a life spent fighting for justice," Harper wrote.
• "He had many stories from his life he wanted to share because he wanted to encourage young people to overcome obstacles and strive toward their goals. This book is for the ages and the moment. Elijah's fierce defense of our democracy was tied to his total certainty that without it, freedom and opportunity for all would be impossible," Maya Rockeymoore Cummings said in statement to AP.

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