Imagine Dr. King on the news this evening sharing these words: "Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease of fear; only love can do that. Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illumines it."
Read moreAdvocating for human rights and a sense of hope, it ended up being King's fourth and last book before his assassination.
Read more"We must all learn to live together as brothers. Or we will all perish together as fools" is one of the 17 quotations of Dr. King found inscribed on the end of the shelves at the King Branch.
Read moreIn celebration of the renovation of the King Branch in 1997, a book containing quotations of Dr. King was commissioned. The book is an integral part of the library's interior design.
Read moreHis brutal murder ignited America’s Civil Rights Movement. Using contemporary prose and music, Ifa Bayeza has created a celebration of Emmett Till’s life.
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