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Jones, Clarence B.,
1931-
interviewee.
Clarence B. Jones oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Palo Alto, California, 2013 April 15.
2013.
12 video files of 12 (Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (163 min.) :
digital, sound, color.
1 transcript (62 pages).
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Recorded in Palo Alto, California on April 15, 2013.
Dr. Clarence B. Jones shares memories from his work as a legal advisor and speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In particular, he describes his significant contributions to the "I Have a Dream" speech, which King delivered at the March on Washington in 1963. Jones also describes his early life living in a Philadelphia home for indigent black orphans and foster children, because his parents, who were both domestic workers, could not afford to provide for him. Jones talks about his education at Columbia University, his training as a classical clarinetist, and some of his early encounters with leftist politics while in New York. Jones discusses the death of his mother and the profound effect it had on him. He describes his time spent in the military during the Korean War. Other topics discussed in the interview include Jones's marriage to Anne Norton, his studies at Boston University Law School, and his move to California to become an entertainment lawyer.
Civil Rights History Project Collection (AFC 2010/039), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Copies of items are also held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.).
Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact.
Dr. Clarence B. Jones attended Columbia University and Boston University school of Law. He was a former personal counsel, advisor, draft speech writer, and close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He also worked as an entertainment lawyer and investment banker.
The Civil Rights History Project is a joint project of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement.
In English.
Finding aid
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af013005
Jones, Clarence B.,
1931-
Interviews.
King, Martin Luther,
Jr.,
1929-1968.
Robeson, Paul,
1898-1976.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
(1963 :
Washington, D.C.)
African American civil rights workers
Interviews.
African American lawyers
Interviews.
African American veterans
Interviews.
Civil rights movements
United States.
Discrimination in the military
United States.
Korean War, 1950-1953
Participation, African American.
Filmed Interviews.
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Interviews.
lcgft
Oral histories.
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Video recordings.
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Cline, David P.,
1969-
interviewer.
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Palo Alto (Calif.),
event place.
Civil Rights History Project collection
AFC 2010/039: 0084
(DLC) 2012655221
Library of Congress
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center,
101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
afc2010039_crhp0084_mv13
afc2010039
Clarence B. Jones oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Palo Alto, California, 2013 April 15
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2010039.afc2010039_crhp0084
afc2010039_crhp0084_Jones_transcript
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