Clarence B. Jones can. Jones not only knew King, he was a close adviser to the distinguished civil rights leader.
Putting his first-hand knowledge of American segregation and the Civil Rights movement to use, the former speechwriter and legal counsel to King will teach 40 undergraduate students at the University of San Francisco this fall as the school’s first diversity scholar.
Students enrolled in the 15-week course titled “From Slavery to Obama” will focus on the beginning and ending of slavery, the segregation era, King and other civil rights events. The class, which began last Thursday, will also feature discussions on today’s 49th anniversary of the March on Washington. Jones assisted King to draft the infamous “I Have a Dream” speech delivered in the nation’s capital. Jones was one of King’s closest advisers.
