Facts about George Edwin Taylor.
Taylor’s mother died in 1861 or 1862, leaving him with no known sponsor
or relative. Young Taylor
Facts about Kamala Harris.
Harris was nominated because she is Black, not in spite of it. Her presence in the campaign is essential, not something to apologize for or contextualize in a happy-face narrative about a unified America.She was a leader and had a voice. If Harris weren’t talking straightforwardly about the effects of white supremacy and racism, she wouldn’t seem qualified for the position of president-in-waiting now. Harris is middle class, a career lawyer. She comes from a stratum that has produced important Black leaders and activists — W.E.B. DuBois, Mary Church Terrell, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr. Harris has the goods a presidential candidate needs: telegenic looks, core unflappability and, as recently displayed, oratorical charisma. But she is also primed to undo the racial effacement that has been the price of integration.
After reading articles about these two candidate, I can say that they don't face the same challenges. I would even say that they are really different. George Taylor has faced troubles, problems, surviving. His life wasn't easy when he was a kid. At the same time, I would say that he is strong, smart man who became someone after all. Even thought he new that run for a presidency will be a futile but it didn't stop him. He showed people that African American can run for a presidency.
Kamala Harris is a leader, talented, looking good women. She has a voice and she can stand for herself. I feel like she could be a better president then George Taylor. However, both these two candidate face the same challenge. They both run for a presidency, they show their capabilities and their values.
Sources: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-08-30/kamala-harris-second-black-president-campaign-2020-joe-biden
https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/12/01/455267676/a-forgotten-presidential-candidate-from-1904
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/running-president-george-edwin-taylor-1904/
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