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Kamala Harris to deliver her Democratic VP nominee acceptance speech today

Harris, 55, is the first Indian-American to be selected for the second-highest elected office of the United States after that of the president

US Senator Kamala Harris. (Photo: Bloomberg)

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Incidentally, her acceptance speech comes a day after the United States commemorated the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment known as the Susan B Anthony Amendment of women securing the right to vote. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Press Trust of India Washington

4 min read Last Updated : Sep 11 2020 | 7:40 AM IST

Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris will deliver her acceptance speech on Wednesday as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate to become the first-ever American of Indian and African descent to be nominated by a major party for the top post.

Harris, 55, is the first Indian-American to be selected for the second-highest elected office of the United States after that of the president.

She is also the first-ever Black and first-ever African American to be nominated as a vice-presidential candidate by a major political party.

If elected in the November 3 presidential elections, Harris, whose mother is from India and father from Jamaica,

Topics : Kamala Harris Joe Biden 2020 US elections Democratic National Convention Hillary Clinton Nancy Pelosi

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