Clarence B. Jones, MLK speechwriter and attorney, dies at 95.
Clarence B. Jones died Friday at a senior living community in Cupertino, California at age 95. Jones served as Martin Luther King Jr.'s personal attorney and helped write the 'I Have A Dream' speech and smuggle pages of King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' out of his cell.
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“Clarence B. Jones, who helped MLK write 'I Have A Dream' speech, dies at 95”
“Clarence B. Jones, who helped MLK write 'I Have A Dream' speech, dies at 95”
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Clarence B. Jones died at age 95 on Friday at a senior living community in Cupertino, California.
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