Kamala Harris: How a Civil Rights Activist Became a Tough Prosecutor
How does someone go from protesting for civil rights to prosecuting people who break the law? In this episode, Tyla Cooper uncovers the surprising story of Kamala Harris: a Berkeley activist turned tough prosecutor who somehow made both roles work. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • How Harris learned protest tactics as a kid at civil rights marches with her mom • The specific truancy program she created that threatened to jail parents (and why it worked) • Why she defended California's death penalty in court despite personally opposing it • The political calculations that shaped her from idealist to…
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