north carolina, since the 191970s. >> yes, it's very conservative. it's a predominantly white community. >> boothe was born in southern alabama to generations of sharecroppers. >> my dad's mom was 17 years old and there was no health care in the area, and she basically came out of field to have my dad, got an infection and died when my daddy was 6 weeks old. i saw what it was like to live in a community with very little or no health care. >> last year, boothe found herself drawn to the moral monday movement. >> i made a vow as a child, if i could, i would break the cycle of poverty, you know, domestic violence, that i would do my best to break those cycles. that's why i'm willing to talk to you today. >> her activism has come at a cost. >> not all my relatives in the deep south agree with me. as i became more involved and more visible, people stopped
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