On Wednesday, Kamala Harris will become the first woman, and the first woman of color, to serve as vice president of the United States.
Twelve years ago, hundreds of thousands of people filled the National Mall to watch Barack Obama make history as the nation’s first Black president.
But when Harris takes the oath, the mall will very likely be nearly empty.
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