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Clarence Benjamin Jones (born January 8, 1931) is an American lawyer and the former personal counsel, advisor, draft speech writer and close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. He is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
24 de ago. de 2023 · Clarence B. Jones, the personal counsel for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is still defending King’s mission ahead of the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington.
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26 de ago. de 2023 · 60 years after Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, we hear from one of the men who helped him write it, his friend and attorney Clarence Jones.
14 de jan. de 2024 · In the 1960s, when Clarence Jones was writing speeches for Martin Luther King Jr., he used to joke with the civil rights leader: “You don’t deserve me, man.” “Why?” King would ask. “I hear your voice in my head. I hear your voice in perfect pitch,” Jones would respond.
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1 de ago. de 2018 · Clarence Jones tells the story of meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1960 and his initial hesitancy to be a part of Dr. King’s legal counsel until he saw him speak at a...
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Clarence Jones was a lawyer, activist, and friend of Martin Luther King, Jr. He helped King with legal cases, speeches, and strategies, and was present at key moments of the civil rights movement.
A week before Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 95, King’s personal attorney, advisor, draft speech writer, and friend Clarence B. Jones celebrated his own birthday.
