Hundreds of people flooded the intersection of 10th and Piedmont in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood Saturday afternoon, following the Associated Press announcement that former Vice President Joe Biden has been named the presumptive president-elect.
“I feel proud, I feel amazing,” one supporter told me. “I am proud to be a part of it.”
The mood was joyous on Saturday afternoon, as the sun shone down as hundreds of Biden supporters congregated in on sidewalks and in bar parking lots at the intersection, intermittently spilling into the streets themselves. A cacophony of car horns, celebratory music, and cheers from the crowd commenced.
“I remember how I felt four years ago,” one attendee told me, “and the depression that’s been weighing on me. And now, the sun, let the sun shine.”
“Our celebration is just beginning.”
And indeed it was. The celebration in Midtown stretched well into the night on Saturday, with people coming continuously and joining the spontaneous weekend party.
“Election night, I was sick to my stomach,” one man told me. “But I woke up at 4:15 on Thursday and felt proud.”
“This is more important than gay pride,” his husband added, “and that’s important. This is pride for all of us.”
They gestured to the groups of people dancing in the streets, laughing and drinking on the sidewalk, and waving signs and flags at passersby.
“This is what it’s supposed to be all about,” one woman said. “People coming together, not people coming at each other.”
Scattered whoops resounded off sunny porches and open balconies; an agreement flowing through the neighborhood as the sound of protest rap songs played.
“I am elated,” one man told me. “This is something we can all be proud of.”
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