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Clarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95

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

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Clarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95

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

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.

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