On Tuesday night, Kamala Harris delivered a speech at Ellipse Park, south of the White House, the same space where Donald Trump spoke before the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the capitol. Taking place one week before election day, organizers expected the rally to draw over 50,000 attendees.
As the night progressed, the sounds of music, pro-Palestine protests and city police corralling spectators cut through the noise. Delgadillo, a communication major, captured the crowds as they snaked up and down Constitution Avenue. He approached taking these photos with “an outsider’s perspective, I felt like an observer,” he said. “I just showed up and was taking photos of what was in front of me.”Delgadillo is participating in The Washington Community Scholars Center, a program through Eastern Mennonite University located in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
– Sadie Brenneman, Executive co-editor
