Ed Clayton was a well-known editor, author and reporter. He worked on special assignments for Life magazine and contributed articles to the Associated Press, United Press International and the Associated Negro Press. He also served as an editor with Jet, Ebony, and the Negro Digest. Until his death in 1966, Ed Clayton was an associate of Dr. King at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Books by Ed Clayton

Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior

Written by Ed Clayton and Illustrated by Donald Bermudez, With a Foreward by Xernona Clayton - Children's, Children's 8-12, History, Nonfiction