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Civil rights lawyer, speechwriter Clarence B. Jones dies in Cupertino at 95

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Clarence B. Jones, the civil rights lawyer, activist, and speechwriter who helped draft Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, has died at the age of 95.

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  1. Seattle Times

    Clarence B. Jones, who helped shape ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, dies at 95 (opens Seattle Times)

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    Clarence B. Jones was a confidant, lawyer and speechwriter for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and drafted part of his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech.

  2. Deadline

    Clarence B. Jones Dead: MLK's "I Have A Dream" Speech Co-Writer Was 95 (opens Deadline)

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    Clarence B. Jones, a key adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. who helped organize the March on Washington and helped draft the “I Have a Dream” speech, died at 95

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Clarence B. Jones, civil rights activist who helped write MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech, dies at 95 (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Jones was one of the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the epic speech.

  4. Seattle Times

    Clarence B. Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I Have A Dream’ speech, dies at 95 (opens Seattle Times)

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  5. KTVU San Francisco

    Civil rights lawyer, speechwriter Clarence B. Jones dies in Cupertino at 95 (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Clarence B. Jones, the civil rights lawyer, activist, and speechwriter who helped draft Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, has died at the age of 95.

  6. The Guardian

    Clarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95 (opens The Guardian)

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    Attorney, speechwriter and confidante of King was involved in some of US civil rights movement’s key moments

  7. WMUR

    Clarence B. Jones, who helped write 'I Have a Dream,' dies (opens WMUR)

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    The former attorney and speechwriter who helped Martin Luther King Jr. pen "I Have a Dream" has died. He was 95.

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