Clarence B. Jones

Clarence Benjamin Jones (born January 8, 1931) is an American lawyer. He is the former personal counsel, advisor, draft speech writer and close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. He is a scholar at Stanford University. He is the author of What Would Martin Say? and Behind the Dream: The Making of the Speech that Transformed a Nation.[1] He helped King Jr. write the first part of the 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech at Jones' house in The Bronx.[2]

Clarence Benjamin Jones
Jones in Geneva in 2013
Born (1931-01-08) January 8, 1931
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationPalmyra High School
Alma mater
  • Columbia College
  • Boston University School of Law
Occupation(s)Lawyer, speechwriter, newspaper editor
Known forWork and friendship with Martin Luther King Jr.
MovementCivil Rights Movement
RelativesRichard Schiff (stepson)

References
  1. "Behind the Dream". Archived from the original on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  2. "On Martin Luther King Day, remembering the first draft of 'I Have a Dream'". The Washington Post. 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2011-02-28.


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