<I>Clarence B. Jones, Ph.D. Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: April 15, 2013
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: Clarence B. Jones Ph.D., American, born 1931
label: Interviewed by
content: David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
label: Subject of
content: Columbia University, American, founded 1754
label: Subject of
content: Anne Aston Warder Norton, American
label: Subject of
content: Boston University School of Law, American, founded 1872
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of twelve digital files: 2011.174.84.1a, 2011.174.84.1b, 2011.174.84.1c, 2011.174.84.1d, 2011.174.84.1e, 2011.174.84.1f, 2011.174.84.1g, 2011.174.84.1h, 2011.174.84.1i, 2011.174.84.1j, and 2011.174.84.1k, 2011.174.84.1l.
label: Description
content: Dr. Clarence B. Jones shares memories from his work as a legal advisor and speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In particular, he describes his significant contributions to the "I Have a Dream" speech, which King delivered at the March on Washington in 1963. Jones also describes his early life living in a Philadelphia home for indigent black orphans and foster children, because his parents, who were both domestic workers, could not afford to provide for him. Jones talks about his education at Columbia University, his training as a classical clarinetist, and some of his early encounters with leftist politics while in New York. Jones discusses the death of his mother and the profound effect it had on him. He describes his time spent in the military during the Korean War. Other topics discussed in the interview include Jones's marriage to Anne Norton, his studies at Boston University Law School, and his move to California to become an entertainment lawyer.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0084
place: label: Place collected
content: Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Korean War, 1950-1953
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Civil Rights History Project
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
label: Movement
content: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.174.84.1a-l
objectType: label: Type
content: video recordings
label: Type
content: oral histories
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 2 hr., 43 min., 8 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 298.98 GB