Harry Wachtel (26 March 1917 – 3 February 1997) was a New York lawyer and businessman who worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr., Clarence Benjamin Jones, and others within the Civil Rights Movement. Wachtel founded the Research Committee, an influential group within King's inner circle that advised King on political and social issues, and helped provide King and the movement with legal and financial connections.
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26 March 1917 New York City
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Died |
3 February 1997 (aged 79) Roslyn Heights, Long Island
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Zodiac | Aries |
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