Clarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95
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- Clarence B Jones photographed in Boston in August 2023.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google Clarence B Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of Martin Luther King who helped pen his famous “I have a dream” speech, has died.
- Jones died on Friday at a senior living community in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Cupertino, according to a statement released by family members, who were at his side.
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Clarence B Jones photographed in Boston in August 2023. Photograph: Nine Acre Photography/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Clarence B Jones photographed in Boston in August 2023. Photograph: Nine Acre Photography/The Guardian US news Clarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95Attorney, speechwriter and confidante of King was involved in some of US civil rights movement’s key moments
Prefer the Guardian on Google Clarence B Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of Martin Luther King who helped pen his famous “I have a dream” speech, has died. He was 95.
Jones died on Friday at a senior living community in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Cupertino, according to a statement released by family members, who were at his side.