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Kamala Harris To Become First Woman, Person Of Color To Be Elected Vice President

/ CBS Texas

With CBS News' projection that Joe Biden has been elected the 46th president of the United States, Kamala Harris has made history as the first woman and person of color to be elected vice president. Harris is of Black and South Asian American heritage.

NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE - MAY 15: Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks at a campaign stop on May 15, 2019 in Nashua, New Hampshire. The Democrat and California senator is looking to differentiate herself from current front runner former Vice President Joe Biden who recently took a campaign swing through New Hampshire. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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First published on November 7, 2020 / 11:14 AM CST

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