
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the NAACP National Convention at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Monday. - ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS
Speaking to hundreds of civil rights activists gathered in Atlantic City, Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday framed the November midterm elections as an existential fight for liberty and progress, saying “extremist so-called leaders (are) attempting to undermine our democracy and assault our most fundamental freedoms.” Harris, who delivered the 30-minute remarks to the 113th NAACP National Convention at the Atlantic City Convention Center, said the Biden administration’s positions on abortion, guns and voting rights stem from a civil rights movement that “remains unfinished.” “We need peop...