Clarence B. Jones, a lawyer and adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died last week. Jones helped King write his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. He was 95.
Today, 61 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous Alabama speech, “How Long, Not Long,” reminding us that the arc of the moral universe bends only when we bend it. On this day in ...
Let’s visit one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches. No, not that one. I’m talking about the address he delivered on April 14, 1967, titled “The Other America.” It lays out King’s political and ...
As King’s personal attorney, Jones was heavily involved in some of the key moments of the Civil Rights Movement.
Montgomery is where Dr. King served as a pastor and helped plan many historic civil rights events. Trumpets and drums rang out at a parade on Dexter Avenue. Bands were joined by civic groups and ...
LORETTO, Pa. – In 1955, Maurice Stokes was named the National Invitation Tournament MVP and started what was a tragically short National Basketball Association career, while, toward the end of the ...