(upbeat music) (static rumbles) (tense music) (crank rattles) (intense music) (crank rattles) >>The thing that distinguished him from most Black politicians is that he did not define himself purely as a Black politician.

>>And it wasn't about, "Well, you're Black, you can't," it's, "Y-y-you're Black but so what?"

>>He walks into a room and he's just, all eyes are on him and he becomes larger than life.

>>He has this very engaging side that just warmed audiences and warmed people who wanted him to do well, really.

At the same time, he can be extremely contentious, even with his friends.

Sometimes it feels like it's better to be his enemy than to be his friend.

>>So don't tell me that you're gonna stand up on your moral horse now and say what you're going to do.

(audience cheering) >>He had to be mean and tough, and he had to knife people right and left, whatever it took to win.

And that's why he made history.

That's why he was the first elected Black governor.

And he'll always have that position in history.

He's gonna be there in the history books after everybody else in Virginia, in the 20th century, is forgotten.