. >> it has been zero seven years since doctor clarence jones stepped into palmyra high school. while the trapping have changed a bit, the love, remains the same. >> the group empowered me with the sense of confidence, and thirst for knowledge. >> reporter: educated first at catholic boarding school jones was palmyra valedictorian in 1949, son of the domestic workers he graduated from columbia and boss university law school and his experience with racism inspired his work in civil rights, leading him to doctor martin luther king junior. >> i met him when i was 29, and he was 31. >> reporter: jones became king 's lawyer, advisor and speech writer inspiring parts of his 1963 i have a dream speech. >> the reality toys day, to cash a check that has just been return marked in sufficient fund. >> i have a dream that one day >> it was his speech. >> i was honored he would incorporate the text. >> reporter: jones later broke color barriers on wall street, became a scholar and author of the behind the dream, a legacy palmyra high school teaches and will now honor by remaining its library