Jones, Clarence B., 1931-

Authoritative Name:

Jones, Clarence B., 1931-

Biography:

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s lawyer and advisor, Jones was born on 8 January 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Boston University School of Law, obtaining his LLB in 1959. Jones was a member of the team of lawyers defending King in the midst of his 1960 tax fraud trial. He joined the New York firm of Lubell, Lubell, and Jones as a partner and became general counsel the SCLC's fundraising group, the Gandhi Society for Human Rights in 1962. After King’s death, Jones served as one of the negotiators during the 1971 prison riot at Attica, and was editor and part owner of the New York Amsterdam News from 1971 to 1974.

Associated Subjects:

Jones, Clarence B., 1931-

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

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Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Albany Movement lawyers at the Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia and of a mass meeting protesting the conviction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy in Shiloh Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia, 1962 July

Creator:

WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)

Date of Original:

1962-07-01

Collection:

WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection

Contributing Institution:

Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection