Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris delivered her acceptance speech Wednesday night in a room filled with the minds of generations of women who had gone before her, Democratic National Commission interim chairman Donna Brazile said.
“There were a lot of people in that room last night,” Brazil told Fox News special coverage of the Democratic National Convention. “We did not see them, but they were there, their spirits. The love they have for justice and equality, the love they have for their country. The women who plucked cotton, the women who.” t her back broken just trying to get ahead she talks to her all and much, much more. “
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Harris, 55, is the first Black woman on a presidential card of a major party. She paid special tribute to her Native American immigrant mother for raising Harris and her sister to be “proud strong Black women” and called for systemic racism that persists in America.
“The women who plucked cotton, the women who broke their backs just trying to get ahead. She talked to them all and much much more.”
At one point, Harris said her vision of the American is one “where everyone is welcome, no matter how we look, where we come from, or who we love” and a country where “we look apart. “
“She called out her names,” Brazil said. “She gave herself a part of this moment. She told her stories, which have never been told, [of] women who were despised simply because of how they looked. “
Brazil praised Harris for the passion and sincerity with which she conveyed her personal story and dedication to voters, despite the lack of a physical audience due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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“Tonight there are so many people crying, so many people crying, so many people saying, ‘Now, finally, someone like me can aspire to the highest office in the country,'” he said. Brazil. “And yes, someone who dares to go to a Black college [Harris received her undergraduate degree from Howard University] can now say that ‘I’m going to the White House one day.’ “
“I was in the room,” Brazil added. “Let the church say I was in the room.”
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“The Five” co-host Juan Williams highlighted Harris’ reminder that “there is no vaccine for racism,” which he said represents her political shift.
“She was very clear in speaking the names of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and speaking out against the kind of energy and enthusiasm we have seen with that movement of Black Lives Matter, because it hit the streets and the political environment in the country has really changed today. “
“She first talked about family, about her mother, her father, her aunts, nieces, nephews and grandchildren, about the way she talked about her sorority and historical Black colleges, suggesting that she now understands and is part of the movement of today, ”Williams added. “She buys into the energy, the energy of the Democratic Party when it comes to the table for these elections.”
Fox News’ Marisa Schultz contributed to this report.
