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Clarence B. Jones Dies. Attorney Who Helped MLK Draft ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech, And Focus Of Film By Steph Curry And Ben Proudfoot, Was 95
#News #Obituaries #BenProudfoot #ClarenceBJones #StephCurry #TheBaddestSpeechwriterofAll

https://deadline.com/2026/05/clarence-b-jones-obituary-1236921460/

Clarence B. Jones Dies: Attorney Who Helped MLK Draft ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech & Focus Of Sundance-Winning Short Film Was 95

Clarence B. Jones dies. The MLK adviser, who helped draft his "I Have a Dream" speech, is the focus of a doc directed by Steph Curry and Ben Proudfoot.

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Nonilex May 3, 2024

Presidential #MedalOfFreedom awarded today to 19 recipients by #POTUS #Biden

(In no particular order)

1. #ClarenceBJones, 93, was honored for his activism during the Civil Rights Movement. He’s a lawyer who provided legal counsel to Martin Luther King Jr. & helped write the opening paragraphs of the “I Have a Dream” speech that King delivered at the Lincoln Memorial at the 1963 March on Washington.

Bongolian Aug 24, 2023

Timothy Bella: At 92, MLK’s speechwriter, Clarence B. Jones, confronts a new ‘insane’ moment in U.S. history

“It’s insane,” Jones said. “I’m saying to myself, ‘Are we so crazy? What is going on in our country? Are we going to deny the reality that slavery existed?’ Give me a break.”

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/08/24/clarence-jones-march-on-washington-martin-luther-king

At 92, MLK’s speechwriter confronts a new ‘insane’ moment in U.S. history

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.

The Washington Post