Mervyn Malcolm Dymally was a Democratic politician from California who served in the California State Assembly (1963–66), the California State Senate (1967–75), as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of California (1975–79), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–93), and later in the California State Assembly (2003–08). Loren Miller (right) seated at a banquet table during a dinner honoring Mervyn M. Dymally (left), with others seated at the table. Miller was the keynote speaker. The banquet was held at the Los Angeles Home Furnishings Mart at 1933 S. Broadway. Reported in "Atty. Miller to Address Dymally Fete," Los Angeles Sentinel, 18 July 1963: A3. Loren Miller was an American journalist, civil rights activist, attorney and judge. Miller was appointed to the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (1964-1967). Miller's primary civil rights concerns were housing discrimination, police brutality, and discriminatory hiring practices in the police and fire departments. Miller argued some of the most historic civil rights cases ever heard before the U.S. Supreme Court. He was chief counsel before the court in the 1948 decision that led to the outlawing of racial restrictive covenants. He purchased the newspaper, The California Eagle, from Charlotta Bass (1951) and he began writing for the Eagle, which earned him a reputation in the black community as an articulate and outspoken defender of African Americans. Under Loren Miller's stewardship, the California Eagle continued to press for the complete integration of African Americans in every sector of society, and to protest all forms of Jim Crow. He also contributed numerous articles to such journals as The Crisis, The Nation, and Law in Transition. Governor Edmund G. Brown of California appointed Miller to the Superior Court (1964) of California, where he served until his death. Photographer stamp on back: Please Credit Photo / Harry H. Adams / 42230 So. Avalon Blvd. AD 2-9497 / Los Angeles, Calif.
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African American journalists African American civil rights workers African American judges African American lawyers African American politicians LA Mart (Los Angeles, Calif.) Dymally, Mervyn M., 1926-2012 Miller, Loren
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