▁Michael ▁were ▁both ▁arrested ▁at ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁protest ▁in ▁Baltimore ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁Summer ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁Michael ▁Sch wer ner ▁The ▁Sch wer ners ▁moved ▁to ▁Mer id ian , ▁Mississippi ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁teacher , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁freedom ▁school ▁and ▁register ing ▁black ▁vot ers . ▁ ▁The ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁known ▁as ▁" Fre edom ▁Summer " ▁was ▁an ▁ende avor ▁to ▁register ▁more ▁black ▁vot ers ▁in ▁the ▁deep ▁south . ▁It ▁was ▁head ed ▁up ▁by ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Congress ▁for ▁Ra cial ▁Equ ality ▁( CO RE ), ▁and ▁the ▁Student ▁Non vi ol ent ▁Co ordin ating ▁Committee ▁( SN CC ). ▁ ▁R ita ▁Sch wer ner ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Michael ▁( M ic key ) ▁were ▁among ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁three ▁hundred ▁students ▁who ▁went ▁to ▁Mississippi ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁the ▁voting ▁campaign . ▁They ▁were ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁Sch wer ners ▁were ▁att ending ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ism ▁training ▁in ▁Ohio ▁when ▁they ▁learned ▁a ▁church ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁movement ▁in ▁N esh oba ▁County , ▁Mississippi , ▁had ▁been ▁burn ed ▁down ▁and ▁its ▁cler gy ▁be aten . ▁Michael ▁Sch wer ner , ▁James ▁Chan ey , ▁a ▁black ▁man , ▁and