Bender, Rita L.

Authoritative Name:

Bender, Rita L.

Biography:

In 1964, Bender worked with her then husband, Mickey Schwerner, for COFO in Meridian, Mississippi. The two helped establish a community center there.

Associated Subjects:

Bender, Rita L.

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Long Civil Rights Movement: Photographs from the Ronnie Moore Papers, 1964 -1972

Amistad Research Center

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Rita Schwerner at Meridian Community Center

Date of Original:

1964

Collection:

Long Civil Rights Movement: Photographs from the Ronnie Moore Papers, 1964 -1972

Contributing Institution:

Amistad Research Center