Amanda Knox
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Podcast Appearances
just tradition for me.
I grew up in the church.
I know for me, I'm nothing without God.
And so that all together made me this kid that just believed that I wanted to create something better in the world.
And really what did it for me was when I was probably around eight or nine, the local plant in my town, the workers went on strike.
And Reverend Jesse Jackson came to Johnsonville, South Carolina.
That's huge.
Yes.
Can you imagine?
1,400 people.
1,400 people.
I'll never forget.
He marched from Wellman Industries to the high school football field.
And I remember seeing Reverend Jesse Jackson.
I'll never forget it.
I was standing on the other side of the fence, and I was like...
This is it.
This is what I want to do.
And I was so inspired from that moment on.
I wanted to be an advocate.