At a FOX 5 Atlanta-covered press conference announcing her transition team, Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms reflects on making history. Quoting her husband, she says that of all the Black women in America's history, "you get to be the first," and that she hopes young people across Georgia "see some inspiration in this moment."
The receipt
- Who
- Keisha Lance Bottoms
- Where
- press conference after the election, announcing her 'Georgia's Promise' transiti
- Original footage
- FOX 5 Atlanta · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 60 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
It is an honor to say the least and my husband put it in context. He said there have been a lot of black women in America over the course of history. And God has said, you get to be the first. I don't take that lightly. I believe that it is representative of just the best of who we all are. that in this place, the South, with our very rich history, that Georgia gets to break that barrier. So I'm grateful for it, and as I've said repeatedly, I look forward to representing all of Georgia, and I hope for young boys and girls across this state, no matter where they live, no matter their race, no matter their background. I hope they see some inspiration in this moment.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.