MLK Lawyer Who Smuggled Out ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’ Dies at 95

MLK lawyer who smuggled out ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ dies at 95

An attorney for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped smuggle out snippets of King’s writing that became the “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” has died. When King was behind bars at the Birmingham Jail in 1963, attorney Clarence…

Dr. Clarence B. Jones, MLK Counsel and Speechwriter, Dies At 95

Dr. Clarence Benjamin Jones, who served as personal attorney, draft speechwriter, advisor, and trusted friend of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., passed away on May 22, Cupertino, California. The post Dr. Clarence B. Jones, MLK Counsel and Speechwriter, Dies At 95 appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

Jones, who helped MLK write 'I Have A Dream,' dies at 95

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Clarence B. Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped pen his famous “I Have A Dream” speech, has died. He was 95.