I can remember back to when Obama was first elected.
It was magical.
Man #2: Once he got Florida, I knew that we had it.
I called my mom.
My mom was crying.
President Obama: Because of what we did in this election at this defining moment, change has come to America.
[cheering] Man #3: I was thrilled that my mother was able to vote for a Black individual for president.
[music] This is Bethel Baptist.
I think every person who runs for office comes here.
I was born and raised here in Jacksonville.
I've been working on campaigns since 2001.
I got hooked from there.
It's not my main job, but I do enjoy politics.
And the good politicians are the people that I like to work for because good politicians can still make a difference.
[jazz music] Nwabufo "Obi" Umunna: This park is where I've invited some of my friends to meet me for a barbecue.
How are you, bro?
Man #4: I'm good, man.
Nwabufo "Obi" Umunna: It's good to see you.
I think Florida's always going to be a swing state.
George Bush won Duval County by 60,000 votes.
Four years later, Obama only lost it by 9,000 votes.
African-American voters came out in force.
This chicken is good, though.
How many of you guys have been pulled over by cops?
Yeah, like every single one of us.
It's something that I want to see more candidates talk about.
Woman #1: I'm not as energized, I'm not as excited about the candidates.
I'm excited to have a woman president, I will say that.
That is exciting.
[laughs] Woman #2: My natural instinct is not OK, I'm going to vote for this candidate just because she's a woman.
Man #5: It's a little scary, honestly, with some of the rhetoric that's going on.
And I think about "Make America great again."
That's one of those things.
And I think back at what exactly does that mean?
How far are we going back?
Man #4: Is it the '80s, is it the '70s?
What decade in America are you looking to go back to to make -- Woman #3: ...Make it great again, right?
Nwabufo "Obi" Umunna: There's a joke, Black people don't want to time travel.
We're good right where we're at.
[music] Man #6: We have to fight for just about everything that we get on the North Side that's worthwhile.
We are over here now trying to revitalize the area.
This country is so divided now, somebody needs to work on trying to bring us back together.
I really haven't heard that from either one of the candidates, whether Republican or Democrat.
Man #7: I actually think that this upcoming election may be the lowest turnout for the Black vote that we've seen in a very long time.
And my premise for that is the fact that we had our first Black president who had two terms, and there was an all-out, full-court press to make sure that he was ineffective.
Man #6: Even right now when they address Bush, they say President Bush.
But we've got a sitting president, and they say Obama.
Man #8: That's right.
Man #6: So how do you think Black folks feel when that happens?
Man #7: Now that there's not technically an African-American running for office, we don't feel like anything is going to be done for us anyway, so what really is going to make us go out and vote?
Man #9: Will this be the first time that I don't vote?
Because I just don't see anybody in the candidates running for office that I want to vote for.
So what do I do?
Do I go back to the thing where they say, well, do the less of the two evils?
Well, for me as a Black man, voting the less of the two evils hasn't ever worked out.
[music] Man #10: Good afternoon, Black Heritage.
I said, good afternoon, Black Heritage.
[drumming] [drumming] Man #11: We are currently at the 29th Annual Black Heritage Weekend.
The connection with the voting is simply to introduce the importance of them rocking their vote and making their voice be heard.
Woman #4: Voter registration, 17 and up.
Hello, are you already registered?
Woman #5: Um Woman #4: 17 and up?
Woman #5: No, I'm not registered yet.
Woman #4: Would you like to register today?
Man #11: Are you registered to vote?
Man #12: No.
Man #11: How about I take this out of your hand and help you out?
Come on, man, let's make this happen.
Rev.
Jeffrey J. Dove: You ready to vote?
Man #13: Yeah, I'm ready.
Rev.
Jeffrey J. Dove: You know the importance of voting?
Man #13: Yeah, I do.
Rev.
Jeffrey J. Dove: Jacksonville has a lot of issues in regards to the suppression of the vote.
Voter ID, the removal of people from the voting role without their knowledge, polls not being adequately manned, making the lines longer, meaning people would leave.
Do you mind if we preregister you to vote?
All of those things puts the process into question.
Rev.
Jeffrey J. Dove: I need you to come preregistered to vote for me, OK?
We're trying to do something really big.
We're trying to get 100 people to register to vote.
The Democrats have taken the Black vote for granted for years, and the Republicans just don't want our vote.
We need to rethink the leverage that we have as African-Americans.
Man #11: Get registered to vote.
Rev.
Jeffrey J. Dove: Every new registered voter would count.
That's why the church has so much responsibility.
I have big dreams because I serve a big God.
And so my dream and the vision is 10,000.
Somebody say, 10,000.
Congregation: 10,000.
Rev.
Jeffrey J. Dove: -- registered voters before the election in November.
[music] Rev.
Jeffrey J. Dove: Ma'am, are you registered to vote?
[laughs] Woman #2: Every opportunity.
Rev.
Jeffrey J. Dove: Every opportunity?
Registered to vote?
Woman #8: He asked me that.
I said yeah.
[laughter] Rev.
Dove: Jacksonville is going to be, again, center stage come November because this election will be won by the hair of our chinny chin chin.
[music] Come on, put your hands together.
Come with me, please.
We're going to get you registered right now.
Come on, let's make it happen.
Give me five.
