Vice President Kamala Harris offered a rallying cry to Black voters during a Juneteenth celebration at the White House, listing the Biden administration’s achievements and urging supporters to fight efforts by extremists to roll back those gains.
Harris, the first Black and female vice president, took veiled swipes at tougher voting restrictions enacted following the 2020 presidential election as well as efforts to restrict the teaching of critical race theory.
“As we celebrate a holiday dedicated to teaching and honoring America’s full history, extremists across our country attempt to ban books and erase our past. And on this point, let us be very clear: Black history is American history,” Harris said Tuesday during a concert on the South Lawn.
