Clarence Jones

Birth : 1931-01-08, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

History

Clarence Benjamin Jones is the former personal counsel, advisor, draft speech writer and close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. He is a Scholar in Residence at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute at Stanford University.

Movies

Attica
Self
Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.
MLK/FBI
Self
Based on newly declassified files, the film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
King in the Wilderness
Self
A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Self
Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The film tells the story of how the march for jobs and freedom began, speaking to the people who organised and participated in it. Using rarely seen archive footage the film reveals the background stories surrounding the build up to the march as well as the fierce opposition it faced from the JFK administration, J Edgar Hoover's FBI and widespread claims that it would incite racial violence, chaos and disturbance. The film follows the unfolding drama as the march reaches its ultimate triumphs, gaining acceptance from the state, successfully raising funds and in the end, organised and executed peacefully.
The Interrogation
An accused child molester is brought in for questioning by a hard edged detective, who will get the answers he wants one way or the other.