Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, secretary of the Democratic Nation committee, begins the roll call for the presidential nomination
Rep. Marcia Fudge announces the roll call of states delegates preceding the official nomination
The Democratic Party made it official Tuesday, naming Hillary Clinton their candidate for president in 2016 – and making history by selecting the first woman to represent a major U.S. political party. Following the roll call vote, Tuesday's speakers included former President Bill Clinton as well as the Mothers of the Movement -- the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland and other young black victims of violence.