Jones, Clarence B., 1931- interviewee Cline, David P., 1969- interviewer Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) moving image videorecording two-dimensional moving image Filmed Interviews. Interviews. Oral histories. Video recordings. dcu 2013 monographic 2013. eng

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12 video files of 12 (Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (163 min.) : digital, sound, color. 1 transcript (62 pages). 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. Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at Recorded in Palo Alto, California on April 15, 2013. 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.). 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 n-us-dc 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 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 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2010039.afc2010039_crhp0084 (DLC) 2012655221 AFC 2010/039: 0084 2015669183 hdl:loc.afc/afc2010039.afc2010039_crhp0084 dacs DLC 150728 20250607065900.6 18889649 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng