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Rita Schwerner Bender

Biography: Rita Levant Schwerner Bender is a civil rights activist and lawyer. She and her first husband Michael Schwerner participated in the Freedom Summer of 1964, where Michael was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: January 01, 1942

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Freedom Summer

2014-01-17

Overview: In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freedom schools, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Fifty years later, eyewitness accounts and never-before-seen archival material tell their story. Not all of them would make it through.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2014-01-17

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