“The opportunity of a lifetime. . .”
Dr. Martin Luther King’s advisor and confidant, Dr. Clarence B. Jones, is a DreamDevelopment client who dreamed of telling the story of his work with Dr. King during the Civil Rights Movement. He first worked with DreamDevelopment during his 75th to 77th birthdays resulting in a Vanity Fair Profile, his professorship at Stanford University, and the publication of his book, “What Would Martin Say?” Now in his 90s, Dr. Jones has returned to the DreamDevelopment community of clients as he continues to live his dreams. DreamDevelopment is responsible for the publication of his latest book, The Last of the Lions, by Hickory, North Carolina publisher RedHawk Publications.
About Clarence
Jones coordinated the legal defense of Dr. King and the other leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference against the libel suits filed against them and The New York Times by the police commissioner and other city officials of Birmingham, Alabama. In this case, the Supreme Court ruling – Sullivan vs. The New York Times – resulted in the landmark decision on the current law of libel. In April 1963, he drafted the settlement agreement between the City of Birmingham and Martin Luther King, Jr. to end demonstrations and the desegregation of department stores and public accommodations. In August 1963, he assisted Dr. King writing the first seven paragraphs of the celebrated “I Have A Dream” speech delivered at the March On Washington on August 28th, 1963.
