Kamala Harris is officially the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major-party ticket after formally accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination Thursday.
If elected, she would become the first female U.S. president.
The history-making final night of the convention saw the vice-president give her keynote speech in front of a sea of supporters dressed in suffragette white – symbolizing when American women secured the right to vote in 1920.
“I am so inspired. I am so hopeful. I just feel wonderful,” said Satin Arnett from Washington State.
“I feel like this is a chance of a lifetime. We are making history. I never thought that I would see this in my life, being a woman of colour.”
While the white garments Thursday were reminiscent of Hillary Clinton’s iconic suit in 2016, when she accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, supporters say Thursday’s moment rang differently and America has …