Harris concedes election but vows to keep fighting for ideals

She will keep pushing for women's rights, people's dignity and against gun violence

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WASHINGTON - US Vice-President Kamala Harris vowed on Nov 6 to keep fighting for the ideals that powered her presidential campaign, in a concession speech that acknowledged President-elect Donald Trump's win while warning of potential dark times to come.

"While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fuelled this campaign," she told supporters, many of them in tears, at her alma mater Howard University, a historically black college in Washington.

Ms Harris, her voice at times wavering, pledged to continue fighting for women's rights and against gun violence, and to "fight for the dignity that all people deserve".

She said she had called Trump, congratulated him on his triumph in the Nov 5 presidential election, and promised to engage in a peaceful transfer of power.

"The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for, but hear me when I say - hear me when I say: The light of America's promise will always burn bright," she said.