# Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms stands on shoulders of Black women

> Georgia's first Black woman governor elected after generations of Black women's political struggle.
- Title: Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms stands on shoulders…
- Summary: Georgia's first Black woman governor elected after generations of Black women's political struggle.
- Keywords: georgia, keisha lance bottoms, stacey abrams, charlotta bass, black women, political advancement, governor, election, The Conversation
- Source: The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/georgia-gov-elect-keisha-lance-bottoms-stands-on-the-shoulders-of-stacey-abrams-charlotta-bass-and-countless-other-black-women-who-dreamed-296027
- Author: Allissa V. Richardson
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: georgia, keisha lance bottoms, stacey abrams, charlotta bass, black women, political advancement, governor, election, science, ideas
## Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms
Keisha Lance Bottoms has been elected Georgia’s first Black woman governor, the first Black woman elected governor of any American state.
## Ancestry and struggle
Bottoms traces her ancestry back five generations to an enslaved person on a plantation near Crawfordville, Georgia.
## Children who deserved a future
Between 1979 and 1981, Atlanta was terrorized by the disappearances and murders of Black children and young adults.
## Stacey Abrams' role
Stacey Abrams ran for Georgia governor in 2018 and 2022 but lost both races, helping build an electorate that could imagine Georgia differently.
## Charlotta Bass' legacy
Charlotta Bass became the first Black woman nominated for vice president of the United States in 1952, running on the Progressive Party ticket.
## The children who deserved a future
Bottoms was born in 1970 and was 9 when the murders began, growing up in Atlanta where Black parents searched for missing children.
## The work beyond the win
The children have not returned, but something has shifted: Charlotta dreamed it, Stacey helped build it, and Keisha has won it.
## Key takeaway

Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes Georgia's first Black female governor, continuing a legacy of Black women's political advancement.