WATCH: Rep. Maxine Waters endorses Kamala Harris in DNC Night 1 remarks

Waters, 86, told the story of Fannie Lou Hamer, a Black activist from Mississippi who fought for a seat at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. She brought the moment full circle to Harris, who is the first Black woman to be nominated by a major party for president.

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