“I am going to find the answer. If this means driving every back road… I will do it.” After three civil rights workers went missing in Mississippi on June 21, 1964, Rita Schwerner (the wife of missing Mickey Schwerner) played an important role in getting the press and the nation to pay attention to the case.
Learn more about FREEDOM SUMMER, including where to watch the documentary: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/freedomsummer/
