Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who died of colon cancer in 2009, never got to see her daughter Kamala Harris win a close election to become attorney general of California.
Ms. Harris's headlining speech on Thursday evening is expected to focus in part on how her mother shaped her values and informed her approach to politics.
Tony West said, "Kamala and I each pursued different legal careers, but we were motivated by the same values: a belief in equal opportunity, a yearning for fairness, a passion for justice."
Hillary Clinton and other political allies have woven Ms. Harris's mother into their convention speeches, making her part of a narrative of American women fighting for civil rights.
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