Kamala Harris visits Ebenezer, Morehouse in White House bid
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris became one of the first Democratic presidential candidates to hold a major public campaign event in metro Atlanta, making stops at two historic African-American institutions this weekend: Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College.
Harris also received her first endorsement from a Georgia elected official, with freshman state Rep. Erick Allen, D-Vinings, putting his support behind her.
I believe in Kamala Harris vision to restore opportunity, truth and justice in America, Allen said in a statement. She knows that we have to bring the country together that we have so much more in common than what separates us.
Harris began her day sharing a pew with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached. Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, the churchs senior pastor, called Harris candidacy the realization of our ancestors wildest dreams.
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