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Clarence B. Jones, who helped MLK write 'I Have A Dream' speech, dies at 95

Obit Clarence Jones - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Clarence B. Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped pen his famous “I Have A Dream” speech, has died. He was 95.

Jones died Friday at a senior living community in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Cupertino, according to a statement released by the family, who was at his side.

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