▁series ▁of ▁displays ▁along ▁a ▁ ▁one - way ▁trail ▁explain ▁what ▁is ▁occurr ing ▁on ▁the ▁surrounding ▁lands . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Gar rett ▁State ▁Forest ▁- ▁official ▁site ▁ ▁Category : M ary land ▁state ▁for ests ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁Gar rett ▁County , ▁Maryland <0x0A> </s> ▁R ita ▁Lev ant ▁Sch wer ner ▁B ender ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁and ▁lawyer . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁first ▁husband ▁Michael ▁( M ic key ) ▁Sch wer ner ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁Summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁where ▁Michael ▁was ▁murder ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan . ▁As ▁his ▁young ▁wid ow , ▁she ▁drew ▁national ▁attention ▁for ▁her ▁comment ary ▁on ▁ra cial ▁pre jud ice ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁delivered ▁at ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁after ▁her ▁husband ▁went ▁missing . ▁After ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement , ▁Sch wer ner ▁became ▁an ▁att orney , ▁now ▁pract icing ▁family ▁law ▁in ▁Washington ▁state . ▁She ▁continues ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁civil ▁rights ▁today ▁through ▁her ▁law ▁practice ▁and ▁public ▁present ations . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sch wer ner ▁and ▁husband ▁Michael ▁both ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁They ▁married ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 2 0 , ▁he ▁ 2 2 . ▁ ▁Activ ism ▁ ▁R ita ▁Sch wer ner ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁north ; ▁she ▁and