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She is also the first black and Indian-American person to be elected to the position, an achievement that she promised would pave the way for others like her in the future.
“While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last,” she said.
Kamala Harris greets supporters in Wilmington, Delaware
/ fake images )Paying tribute to her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who left India for the United States at the age of 19, Ms. Harris reflected, “Perhaps she did not imagine this moment.”
She added: “But she deeply believed in an America where a moment like this is possible.
“So I’m thinking of her and the generations of women – Black, Asian, White, Latina, and Native American women throughout our nation’s history who have paved the way for this moment tonight.
“Women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality, freedom, and justice for all, including black women, who are too often overlooked, but often shown to be the backbone of our democracy.”
Harris took the stage before President-elect Joe Biden at the event in Wilmington, Delaware, just hours after they claimed victory in a close election by winning the key Pennsylvania battlefield.
Beginning the proceedings reflecting on civil rights leader John Lewis, he said: “Congressman John Lewis, before his passing, wrote ‘Democracy is not a state. It is an act.’ And what he meant was that the America’s democracy is not guaranteed.
“It is only as strong as our will to fight for it. To protect it and never take it for granted.”
He added: “Protecting our democracy requires struggle. It requires sacrifice. But there is joy in it. And there is progress.”
“Because we the people have the power to build a better future. And when our own democracy was on the ballot in this election, America’s soul at stake, the world watching, ushered in a new day for United States”.
Harris said he would be inspired by Biden, who was Barack Obama’s vice president between 2009 and 2017, and promised to be “loyal, honest and prepared.”
“Now is when the real work begins,” he said.
