 Fertig akava murwi anorwisa rusaruro achiri muduku muChicago, uye akazopedzisira ava mushandi munyika yacho yose, kusanganisira kumaodzanyemba kweUnited States, uye akaita basa rokuronga uye kutungamirira pakati pevanorwira kodzero dzevanhu, kusanganisira Freedom Riders. Akasungwa, akarohwa zvakakomba uye akaiswa mutorongo nokuda kwokushanda kwake muSelma, Alabama muna 1961. Akabetsera kuronga Kuronga muWashington nokuda Kwemabasa Norusunungukomusi waAugust 28, 1963. Akanga ari murongi wemunharaunda uye wekutanga Executive Director weSoutheast Neighborhood House muAnacostia, D.C., uye akazova Executive Director weWashington Metropolitan Planning uye Housing Association kusvika muna 1973, paakazotamira kuLos Angeles, California. 