Jim Jones : Martin Luther King cured U.S. of addiction to racial segregation . He says King 's death helped make Barack Obama 's victory possible . Jones : Leaders assumed only white Southern presidents could make progress . He says they never anticipated election of an African - American president .
Clarence Jones : Martin Luther King cured U.S. of addiction to racial segregation . He says King 's work helped make Barack Obama 's victory possible . Jones : Leaders assumed only white Southern presidents could make progress . He says they never anticipated election of an African-American president .