Kamala Harris made history, and Americans reacted.
As Joe Biden claimed victory in Pennsylvania and secured his bid to the White House, Harris cemented her place in history, as the first woman, and the first woman of color to be named vice president of the U.S.
Among the many social media posts documenting the moment was an illustration done by Bria Goeller and Good Trubble, an apparent ode to Norman Rockwell’s 1964 painting “The Problem We All Live With.”
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Harris’ nomination to the VP spot, which comes on the heels of a year riddled with protests against racial injustice and police brutality, marks a monumental political step for people of color.
The widespread protests and sheer size of the Black Lives Matter movement harkens back the civil rights era, when Rockwell’s painting captured the integration of a previously segregated school system.
Nearly six decades later, Harris became the first African American woman and the first Asian American person to don a major party’s presidential ticket.
“We did it. We did it Joe,” an overcome-with-emotion Harris said on a phone call with Biden.
“This election is about so much more than @JoeBiden or me. It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us,” she wrote in a separate tweet. “Let’s get started.”
Goeller said the response to the image from people around the country has been resounding, including from mothers who lauded the message of inspiration for girls and girls of color.
“I’ve never seen anything like this ever before in my life,” Goeller said.
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