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Genzel: We must take action to honor local hero Clarence B. Jones

Bay Area civil rights hero Clarence B. Jones died last month at 95 in an assisted living facility in Cupertino. Most coverage rightly focused on how he helped draft Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. But reducing Jones to that single moment misses what his life represented. Yes, he was a witness... The post Genzel: We must take action to honor local hero Clarence B. Jones appeared first on San José Spotlight .

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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, Genzel: We must take action to honor local hero Clarence B. Jones, Bay Area civil rights hero Clarence B. Jones died last month at 95 in an assisted living facility in Cupertino. Most coverage rightly focused on how he helped draft Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. But reducing Jones to that single moment misses what his life represented. Yes, he was a witness… The post Genzel: We must take action to honor local hero Clarence B. Jones appeared first on San José Spotlight .

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Genzel: We must take action to honor local hero Clarence B. JonesSan Jose Spotlight - 2026-06-01T19:00:00+00:00

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