The 60 or so protesters who decided to sit down in the middle of a street adjacent to Union Park after the march had ended have moved inside the park.

After the march, police in riot gear had initially surrounded the improvised sit-in before they backed off and allowed them to continue.

After about an hour, the protesters, without any provocation, decided to move into Union Park.

They are the only protesters left in the park. A few dozen officers with riot helmets are lined up on the Ashland Avenue edge of the park.

Harris wrapped her speech by emphasizing that it is "our turn to do what generations before us have done."

"Guided by optimism and faith, to fight for this country we love, to fight for the ideals we cherish and to uphold the awesome responsibility that comes with the greatest privilege on Earth: the privilege and pride of being an American," she said.

Harris then urged everyone to vote in order to "write the next great chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told."

In keeping with the general theme of her campaign, Harris repeated an increasingly familiar refrain.

"We have so much more in common than what separates us," she said. "In unity there is strength."

Harris referred to the U.S. as the "greatest democracy in the history of the world” and called on voters to stand up on behalf of future generations.

"We are the heirs to the greatest democracy in the history of the world," she said. "And on behalf of our children and grandchildren and all those who sacrificed so dearly for our freedom and liberty, we must be worthy of this moment."

Harris struck a hawkish tone on Iran, saying she would "never hesitate to take whatever action is necessary to defend our forces and our interests against Iran and Iran-backed terrorists." (The U.S. for decades has designated Tehran one of the leading state sponsors of global terrorism.)

The Democratic nominee pledged that she would never "cozy up to tyrants and dictators like Kim Jong Un [of North Korea], who are rooting for Trump because they know he is easy to manipulate with flattery and favors."

Harris pledged to advocate for the passage of legislation to advance voters' rights.

"We finally have the opportunity to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act," she said.

Republicans have taken steps to change election laws at the state level in the wake of Trump's defeat in 2020. The Georgia Election Board last week approved a measure that could delay certification processes after the election.

In a section of her speech focused on the military, Harris promised, "As commander in chief, I will ensure America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world."

She added, "I will fulfill our sacred obligation to care for our troops and their families, and I will always honor and never disparage their service and their sacrifice."