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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, and for being the husband of author Alice Walker for ten years; they were the first legally married interracial couple in Mississippi history.
Litigation relating to artworks. For example: A successful litigation against Sotheby’s and its consignor brought on behalf of a client-collector to prevent the sale of and to recover an artwork that had been stolen from the client.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Melvyn Roseman Leventhal began his work in the Mississippi civil rights movement in 1965. While attending New York University Law School, he spent summers in Jackson through the Boston-based Law Students Civil Rights Research Council. Upon graduating in 1967 he set up practice in Jackson and married Alice Walker, […]
19 de abr. de 2013 · Mr. Rankin will soon learn that he has professional obligations not only to his clients but also to the bench, bar and jury. MELVYN R. LEVENTHAL. New York, April 15, 2013. The writer is a...
28 de oct. de 2023 · Mel Leventhal wrote this letter to his mother, Miriam Leventhal, and delves into Jewish thought and the growing rift between Mel and his mother over his relationship with Alice Walker, a black non-Jewish woman.
Melvyn Rosenman Leventhal (nacido el 18 de marzo de 1943) [1] es un abogado estadounidense conocido principalmente por su trabajo como organizador comunitario y abogado en el Movimiento de Derechos Civiles de las décadas de 1960 y 1970 , y por ser el esposo de la autora Alice Walker durante diez años; fueron la primera pareja interracial ...
"Melvyn R. Leventhal." Oyez, www.oyez.org/advocates/melvyn_r_leventhal. Accessed 24 Jun. 2024.
