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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.
Jan 14, 2024 · Jones is still working. He released his autobiography, The Last of the Lions, in August, and is now recording the audiobook. (Marlena Sloss for The Free Press) In the immediate years after King’s death in 1968, Jones struggled to find a path forward.
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Aug 29, 2023 · ‘Martin Luther King told me I wouldn’t see 50’: the long, momentous life of Clarence B Jones Jones was 29 when he went to work for the civil rights leader. As King’s friend, adviser and...
May 3, 2024 · May 3, 2024. Civil rights activist Clarence B. Jones was awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, May 3 by President Joe Biden, who recognized Jones’ lifelong commitment to social justice and his work with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan 19, 2014 · Clarence Jones, the galvanizing lawyer who was Martin Luther King Jr.’s trusted lieutenant between 1960 and 1968, has come out from the shadows of civil-rights history. In a groundbreaking ...
Jan 15, 2024 · Dr. Clarence B. Jones, the longtime speechwriter and confidant of MLK, was the guest of honor at Westport Library’s 18th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Sunday, Jan. 14....
Aug 26, 2023 · DETROW: That is Clarence Jones. He was King's personal attorney, adviser and speechwriter. Jones was 32 years old in 1963 when he helped King draft the iconic speech.
