Evans Primus is 33. He is a musician. He often plays the organ during Sunday services at the cathedral in Albany, in the southern part of the American state. Georgia. Now, however, he is putting much of his energy into the election campaign of Kamala Harris, reports German public broadcaster ARD. Because the young man is aware that days before the elections the two candidates for the White House have very close results. It knows very well that the current vice president can only hope for a certain victory if almost all African Americans support her.
However, there is one problem, notes the German public-law media - black men. Many of them are not sure if they want to vote for a woman. "It's a huge cultural issue here in the South," explains Primus, who says he was also raised that way - the man should always make the decisions. Now he is no longer of that opinion, he assures.
33% of Georgia's population is African American
Gillian Wallace has no problem voting for Harris. He recently retired after 40 years as a professional soldier. According to him, it does not matter if the candidate is a man or a woman. "It's a question of qualifications, who can rule, can rule,”, Wallace told ARD.
He is part of a group of bikers and is just getting ready to lead a procession through Albany. Along with bikers and other participants, the parade includes a bus of the Black Voters Matter organization, which moves in the middle of the procession. In the state of Georgia, African Americans make up 33% of the population. And in Albany, 75% of the locals are black.
"She only fights for the rights of women and transsexuals"
The organizer of the procession is Kanisha Jones. The 46-year-old woman called out from the window of one of the cars to the people on the streets: "Vote, we love you, but go vote!" In Georgia, you can vote in advance - by mail or in person at the precincts.
The march also passes through the eastern part of Albany - it is particularly poor, and crime rates there are high, reports ARD. Kanisha Jones explains that there are only two police cars in the entire neighborhood. The participants in the parade also stop in front of one of the barbershops. There, Tyquan Scott, who has just had his hair cut, explains that he has a problem with Kamala Harris - that "she mainly fights for women's and transgender rights". According to one of the hairdressers, many people only said bad things about Donald Trump, but he actually fought for the people.
And families don't always agree
This position is also shared by a 20-year-old man who calls himself simply "King" - translated as "King". According to him, what makes Trump attractive to many is his wealth, power and masculinity. The young man himself is not sure who he will vote for. His mother supports Harris and his father supports Trump.
At the end of the procession, Kanisha Jones was pleased with the enthusiasm of those who participated in it. Evans Primus continues to harbor hopes that Kamala Harris will win the election. "We will collect five million more votes," he says. But in fact he knows that this is not entirely certain.