From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Born in Louisville, William "Bill" A. Jones, Jr. was ordained a minister in Kentucky and served as pastor of Bethany Baptist Church for 43 years. The church, located in Brooklyn, New York, had about 5,000 members. Jones' message was also delivered on the Bethany Hour, which was broadcast on the radio and later television to 400 cities. (It began in 1990 on television and can still be seen today.)  

Jones also led the campaign to integrate New York trade unions and organized a boycott of grocery stores such as the A&P because they did not hire African Americans. He also helped  establish and lead the National Black Pastors Conference in 1979 (see related JSTOR article). He was the first chairman of the New York chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He preached in Toronto and Scotland and completed special studies in Nigeria and Ghana.

William A. Jones, Jr. grew up in Lexington and was a graduate of the (Old) Dunbar High School and the University of Kentucky, where he earned a degree in sociology. He was also a graduate of the former Crozer Theological Seminary (now Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (from  which he also earned his doctorate).

William Jones, Jr. was the son of William A. Jones, Sr. and the grandson of Henry Wise Jones, Sr., who co-founded Simmons Bible College in Louisville. William A. Jones, Jr.'s memorial service was held at the Historic Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church in Lexington.

For more see D. Martin, "Rev. William A. Jones, Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 71," The New York Times, 2/8/2006, Sec. C, p. 16 (available online with free account or through the Libraries); and J. Hewlett, "Renowned preacher, civil-rights leader," Lexington Herald-Leader, 2/7/2006, City&Region section, p. B1. The Rev. Dr. William Augustus Jones, Jr. Papers are at Brooklyn College in New York.