Ashton Jones

Ashton Bryan Jones (1896–1979) was an American Quaker minister active from the 1930s to 1970s as an advocate of "human brotherhood" during the civil rights movement. Jones was arrested dozens of times throughout the American South for preaching equality between all people.[1] He was a close associate of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.[2]

  1. ^ The Epic of Ashton Jones Ebony Magazine, October 1965
  2. ^ King's Journey Took Him to Southern California on Several Occasions Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Monrovia Patch, January 17, 2011