ʃiː bɪkˌeɪm ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts wɛn æɾ ˈeɪdʒ ˈeɪt ʃiː ˌæksɪdˈɛntəli ˌoʊvɚhˈɜːd ðə pˈeɪnd vˈɔɪsᵻz ʌv hɜː pˈɛɹənts dɪskˈʌsɪŋ wˌɛɹ ðɛɹ fˈæmɪli wʊd lˈɪv nˈɛkst.
She became interested in civil rights when at age eight she accidentally overheard the pained voices of her parents discussing where their family would live next.