The daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants makes history with acceptance of Democratic vice-presidential nomination.
Harris, 55, delivered a rousing speech to American voters and made her pitch for why she and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden should become the nation’s next leaders in 2021.
Standing at a podium in Biden’s hometown, Wilmington, Del., Harris opened her remarks by acknowledging Black women for their sacrifice and loyalty to the Democratic Party. For that loyalty, African American women have been labeled the “backbone” of the party.
“In the midst of the crisis, New Yorkers set an example of solidarity and creativity”
“They paved the way for the trailblazing leadership of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. And these women inspired us to pick up the torch, and fight on,” Harris said.
She also paid homage to Black women who came before her in politics and civil rights, paving the way for her historic moment. Harris, only the second Black woman in history to serve as a United States senator, recalled the names of Mary Church Terrell, Mary McCleod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, Diane Nash, Constance Baker Motley and Shirley Chisholm.
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