Jones is a distinguished civil rights leader, author, professor, and scholar. The making of the speech that transformed a nation clarence b. Jones institute for social advocacy was dedicated in his honor in. Kristen mangelinkx and ben jones the new york times. Lawrence jones joined fox news channel fnc as a contributor in december 2018. The behind the scenes of the making of the speech gives the reader a deeper understanding of the heartfelt compassion of the leaders of the civil rights movement. Selected by time magazine in 1972 as one of the 100 future leaders of america, and twice recognized in fortune magazine as a businessman of the month. He was notably a friend, legal counsel, adviser, and speechwriter to dr. As i reached its last paragraph, i found myself wishing it was longer, not because the book was in any way insufficient, but because i wanted a longer engagement with its controlling intelligencemartin luther kings personal attorney and advisor, clarence b. I highly recommend reading other books by this author. The author, clarence jones was a close friend and advisor of martin luther king jr. Contact apb speakers for bio, videos, topics, and to inquire about speaking fees and availability.
If anyone would have insight into what martin would say, it would be clarence b. On april 4, 1968, the reverend martin luther king jr. If youre hoping to find out the political views of the author, clarence b. A guiding hand behind i have a dream clarence jones played an integral but mostly unseen role in the 1963 march on washington. Jones served as speechwriter and counsel to martin luther king, jr. The making of the speech that transformed a nation 1 by clarence b. Jones, kings personal lawyer and one of his closest principal advisers and. A view from behind the scenes of the most stirring moment of the last half of the 20th century, this book is a jewel. Farai chideya talks with jones about his new book, in which he.
On fnc, jones frequently appears on outnumbered as the one lucky guy and fills in as a guest cohost on the five. The grooms mother was a social worker in the geriatric care department at montefiore hospital in the. Or if youd like to be outraged by a former colleague of martin luther king using mlks legacy to endorse a number of rightwing talking points 40 years after his death, this is also the book for you. I recommend a movie be made based on the events of this book.
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