Civil rights attorney and close advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. passes away at 95

Clarence B. Jones President Barack Obama meets with Clarence Jones, who worked with Martin Luther King, Jr., on the “I Have a Dream Speech”, and guests in the Oval Office, Feb. 2, 2015.  (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) (Pete Souza/The White House)

Clarence B. Jones, the civil rights attorney and advisor who helped write parts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, has passed away at 95.

Jones helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, defending Dr. King in court and even helping smuggle out the famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

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