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In a night "For the People," Democrats focused on the legacy of the Biden presidency as President Biden passed the torch to Vice President Harris.

Night 1 featured a number of Democratic heavy-hitters, many of whom focused on the political and civil rights leaders who came before, making the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris possible.

Monday evening’s first celebrity musical guest, country singer Mickey Guyton, sang her 2021 song “All American” to a rousing response.

Foxx described her childhood — being raised by a single mom, growing up in public housing and going to Planned Parenthood for health services

Ashley Biden, the youngest child of President Biden, painted a more personal picture of her father, sharing stories of him as a parent and as a political figure.

Clinton, who lost to former President Donald Trump in 2016, walked onto stage to the song "Brave" by Sara Bareilles, and used her time at the podium to push for a message of unity and progress. She praised President Biden, calling him a "true patriot" and thanking him for his service before moving onto "a new chapter in America's story."

This was the congresswoman's first major convention speech, for which she was given a primetime slot. In 2020, Ocasio-Cortez addressed the DNC crowd with a pre-recorded minute-and-a-half-long endorsement for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Waters, 86, told the story of Fannie Lou Hamer, a Black activist from Mississippi who fought for a seat at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. She brought the moment full circle to Harris, who is the first Black woman to be nominated by a major party for president.

And a familiar face to Bulls fans of that era, NBA champion player and coach Steve Kerr, took the stage to “Sirius” by the Alan Parsons Project — not to drain 3-pointers, but to rally the crowd for Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Harris addressed the crowd and the raucous applause saying she wanted to kick off the convention by paying tribute to President Biden.