Behind the Dream: The Making of the Speech that Transformed a Nation
Please join the Brennan Center for Justice for a lunch-time conversation with:
Clarence B. Jones
Author of Behind the Dream: The Making of the Speech that Transformed a Nation
Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 12:30 pm
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
161 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Lunch will be served
Space is limited, so please RSVP to Deborah Francois at deborah.francois@nyu.edu or at 646-292-8371.
For a generation of Americans, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech changed their lives. It represented a call to action for the civil rights movement and facilitated decades of change. Clarence B. Jones was there, helping Dr. King shape the speech, which is widely considered one of the greatest in American history. We hope you can join us as Jones discusses his new book, “Behind the Dream: The Making of the Speech that Transformed a Nation.” The book was co-authored by Stuart Connelly.
Biography
Clarence B. Jones served as speechwriter and counsel to Martin Luther King, Jr. and is currently a scholar-in-residence and visiting professor at Stanford University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Selected by Time magazine in 1972 as one of the “100 Future Leaders of America,” and twice recognized in Fortune magazine as a “Businessman of the Month,” Jones has received numerous state and national awards recognizing his significant contribution to American Society.
