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Historical Figures

Jesse Jackson Martin Luther King Jr. Reverend Jesse Jackson Sybil Morial Paul Stephenson Rosa Parks Bill Russell Harvey Milk Jo Ann Allen Boyce Claudette Colvin Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Viola Ford Fletcher Betty Reid Soskin César E. Chávez Eleanor Holmes Norton Yvonne Lee Odom Clarence B. Jones Cesar Chavez Vel R. Phillips

Clarence B. Jones Dies at 95, Longtime Lawyer and Speechwriter to Martin Luther King Jr.

His death removes a direct, living link to key legal fights and speeches of the 1960s and leaves memorial plans and a film release pending.

Six States Order Half-Staff Flags, Kentucky Honors Jesse Jackson Motorcade

Public Farewells for Jesse Jackson Begin in Chicago, With Multi‑City Honors Ahead

Mike Johnson Denies Capitol Rotunda Honor for Jesse Jackson

Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Member of the Clinton 12, Dies at 84

Boston Dedicates Rebuilt North Washington Street Bridge as the William Felton “Bill” Russell Bridge