The truths we hold An American journey

Kamala Harris, 1964-

Book - 2019

The autobiographical memoir of the first woman, African American, and South Asian American to become attorney general of the State of California, and the second black woman ever elected to the United States Senate. Harris discusses the impact that her family and community had on her life, and how she came to discover her own sense of self and purpose.

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Subjects
Genres
Autobiographies
Published
New York : Philomel Books 2019.
Language
English
Main Author
Kamala Harris, 1964- (author)
Other Authors
Ruby Shamir (author)
Edition
Young readers edition
Item Description
Edition statement from the dust jacket.
Physical Description
xv, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.
ISBN
9781984837066
  • Preface
  • 1. For The People
  • 2. A Voice For Justice
  • 3. Underwater
  • 4. Wedding Bells
  • 5. I Say We Fight
  • 6. We Are Better Than This
  • 7. Every Body
  • 8. The Cost Of Living
  • 9. Smart On Security
  • 10. What I've Learned
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

From the Introduction On July 4, 1992, one of my heroes and inspirations, former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, gave a speech that deeply resonates today. "We cannot play ostrich," he said. "Democracy just cannot flourish amid fear. Liberty cannot bloom amid hate. Justice cannot take root amid rage. America must get to work. . . . We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred, and the mistrust."   This book grows out of that call to action, and out of my belief that our fight must begin and end with speaking truth.   We cannot solve our most stubborn problems unless we are honest about what they are, unless we are willing to have difficult conversations and accept what facts make plain.   We need to speak truth: that there are forces of hate in this country--racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and anti-Semitism--and we need to confront them. We need to speak truth: that, with the exception of Native Americans, we all descend from people who weren't born on our shores--whether our ancestors came to America willingly, with hopes of a prosperous future, or forcibly, on a slave ship, or desperately, to escape a painful past.   We need to speak truth about what it will take for all American workers to earn a living with dignity and decency. We must speak truth about who we send to jail in this country and why. We must speak truth about companies that make a profit taking advantage of the most vulnerable among us. And I intend to do just that. Excerpted from The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.