the others being vernon damar and metger evers. as a student, she was drawn into protests. she was expelled from jackson state for protesting in defense of the tugalu 9. she participated in sit-ins. she work with the freedom riders. she was a founding member of cofo. she was one of the organ iers of the mississippi summer project. she was director of the project in nach he's, mississippi miss. she's one of the few people i know that participated in the march in washington and, the selma march and the poor people march. she has continue to work as an activist from the movement to the end of the war in vietnam, to community ak programs to end profort. she eventually would spend her professional career as a social worker practicing in st. louis and washington, d.c. rita bender is also a person of an extraordinary civil rights pedigree. she was first drawn into activism as a member of the down ton chapter of core. the congress of racial equality in the lower east side of manhattan. she worked along her husband. michael and rita in 63-64. drove to mississippi in their vw beetle.

the others being vernon damar and metger evers. as a student, she was drawn into protests. she was expelled from jackson state for protesting in defense of the tugalu 9. she participated in sit-ins. she work with the freedom riders. she was a founding member of cofo. she was one of the organ iers of the mississippi summer project. she was director of the project

the others being vernon damar and metger evers. as a student, she was drawn into protests. she was expelled from jackson state for protesting in defense of the tugalu 9. she participated in sit-ins. she work with the freedom riders. she was a founding member of cofo. she was one of the organ iers of the mississippi summer project. she was director of the project in nach he's, mississippi miss. she's one of the few people i know that participated in the march in washington and, the selma march and the poor people march. she has continue to work as an activist from the movement to the end of the war in vietnam, to community ak programs to end profort. she eventually would spend her professional career as a social worker practicing in st. louis and washington, d.c. rita bender is also a person of an extraordinary civil rights pedigree. she was first drawn into activism as a member of the down ton chapter of core. the congress of racial equality in the lower east side of manhattan. she worked along her husband. michael and rita in 63-64. drove to mississippi in their vw beetle.