Harry H. Wachtel

Harry H. Wachtel
Harry Wachtel and Martin Luther King Jr.
Born(1917-03-26)March 26, 1917
New York City, United States
DiedFebruary 3, 1997(1997-02-03) (aged 79)
Roslyn Heights, New York
Alma materColumbia University
Occupation(s)Businessman, lawyer
Known forResearch Committee, Civil Rights Movement

Harry Howard 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.[1][2] 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.

  1. ^ Franklin, VP (1998). African Americans and Jews in the Twentieth Century: Studies in Convergence and Conflict. University of Missouri Press. pp. 120–121. ISBN 9780826260581. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Wachtel, Harry H." King Encyclopedia. Stanford University. Retrieved 3 December 2019.