Melvyn R. Leventhal

Melvyn R. Leventhal
Born (1943-03-18) March 18, 1943
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
EducationWashington Square College
New York University School of Law
OccupationAttorney

Melvyn Rosenman Leventhal (born March 18, 1943) is an American attorney known for his work as a community organizer and lawyer in the 1960s–70s Civil Rights Movement. From 1969 to 1974 he served as the Lead Counsel in Mississippi for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. and then, from 1974 to 1978, as a staff attorney in LDF's offices in New York.

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