Former King Speechwriter Clarence B. Jones Dies at 95 - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Former King speechwriter Clarence B. Jones dies at 95 - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Wave Wire Services CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Clarence B. Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped pen his famous “I Have A Dream” speech, has died. He was 95. Jones died May 22 at a senior living community in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Cupertino, according to a statement released by the family, who was at his side. “Our father lived a life of conscience,” the Jones’ family said May 26. “H…

Renowned Phila.-born Civil Rights Attorney Clarence B. Jones, 95, Dies in California

As the personal attorney to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Clarence B. Jones was heavily involved in some of the key moments of the Civil Rights Movement. He is credited with smuggling pages of King's “Letter from Birmingham Jail” out of his cell and helping write King's iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.

Clarence B. Jones, who helped MLK Smuggle Snippets of ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail,’ Dies at 95

The Associated Press Clarence B. Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped pen his famous As King’s personal attorney, Jones was heavily involved in some of the key moments of the Civil Rights Movement. He is credited with smuggling pages of King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” out of his cell and writing many up until the assassination of the civil rights icon in 1968. Jones died Friday at a…