E-mail a friendJanuary 15, 2007
Advisor-speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Clarence B. Jones, SCLC's Dorothy Cotton and historian Dr. Clayborne Carson talk about the work being done at Stanford University's King Institute.
Clarence B. Jones
Clarence B. Jones
Clarence B. Jones' career spans several decades. A former counsel and speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jones helped negotiate a settlement of the civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, AL and coordinated legal defense of SCLC leaders. He has since founded several successful financial, corporate and media-related ventures and was the first African American to become a partner in a Wall Street firm. Jones finally breaks his silence as a movement insider in his book, What Would Martin Say.
Dorothy Cotton
Dorothy Cotton
Dorothy Cotton was the highest ranking female in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), founded by Dr. King. She was SCLC's educational director for 12 years and was part of King's entourage to Oslo, where he received the Nobel Peace Prize. Cotton later served as field ops VP for the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, directed the federal agency for volunteer programs during the Carter Administration and served as Cornell University's student activities director.
Dr. Clayborne Carson
Dr. Clayborne Carson
Stanford University historian Clayborne Carson is director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. In '85, at the invitation of Coretta Scott King, he established the Martin Luther King Papers Project and has published numerous works based on King's writings. Carson received his doctorate from UCLA and has been a visiting professor at American University, UC Berkeley and Emory. He also served as senior advisor for the award-winning public television series, Eyes on the Prize.