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Kamala Harris follows Kaw Nation’s Charles Curtis as the second person of color to become vice president
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
Posted Jan 21, 2021
Charles Curtis, left, raises his hat in a photo taken in either 1932 or 1933. (Harris & Ewing Collection/ Library of Congress)
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For all of Kamala Harris’ impressive firsts, she’s not the first person of color elected vice president of the United States.
That was achieved by Charles Curtis, a Native American lawmaker and member of the Kaw Nation, who served under President Herbert Hoover some 90 years ago.
Curtis, a conservative Kansas Republican, reveled in the prestige of the vice presidency. Despite widespread discrimination against Native Americans, he celebrated his ethnicity, often boasting of his rise “from Kaw tepee to Capitol,” decorating his office with artifacts, and posing for photos in a feathered headdress.