Hold on to the Dream

Today the school was honored to have the Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles as a guest to speak about his life as a preacher in Tennessee and his experiences working alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His talk was rewarding and inspiring for all who were there.

This is a link to The History Makers site with a brief biography on Rev. Kyles:
http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=568&category=religionMakers

Rev. Kyles was kind enough to autograph a book on America during the King years written by Taylor Branch titled "At Canaan's Edge":



The following link to NPR features a broadcast about the trilogy Taylor Branch has written on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5156483

The library has many books as well as CDs and DVDs on the Civil Rights Movement and Dr. King on display.