In a TV interview, Keisha Lance Bottoms says she stands "on shoulders made of steel," noting that her hometown is also the hometown of the vice president of the Confederacy, a former governor of Georgia. "And here I am," she says, adding that it shows what's possible when leaders plan with "generations not yet born in mind."
The receipt
- Who
- Keisha Lance Bottoms
- Where
- TV interview - CNN with Erin Burnett, days after election night
- Original footage
- Forbes Breaking News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 37 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 81 on Instagram
Read the transcript
I stand on shoulders made of steel. This is the same hometown that the vice president of the Confederacy was from. A former governor of Georgia, and here I am. But it speaks to the possibilities of people across America when leaders make decisions with generations not yet born in mind and providing opportunity in ways for things that people may not see possible. And I'm grateful to be the representative of it and just honored, thankful.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.