"The American revolution ushered in an anti-Slavery moment in the United States,” Jones wrote. “This war that transformed slaves into soldiers also also promoted revolutionary ideals about equality for all.”



The selection of Harris may indeed be the most historically significant vice presidential pick in U.S. history. She joins the Democratic party ticket as the worst global health crisis in a century shows no sign of relenting and a racial reckoning forces the U.S. to acknowledge the value of Black lives and to confront structural racism. Harris is the first Black woman and first Asian American woman to run on a major party ticket. A woman has never held the position of president or vice president. Harris,