To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States, Apple is paying tribute to the American civil rights icon with a full-page tribute on the front page of its website.
On the company’s home page, a picture of King is shown alongside one of his quotes:
“This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.”
“Today and every day, we honor his life and legacy of service,” Apple notes. Users can click or tap an included link to Apple Books, where users can download and read King’s book Stride Toward Freedom for free.
Publisher Description
MLK’s classic account of the first successful large-scale act of nonviolent resistance in America: the Montgomery bus boycott.
A young Dr. King wrote Stride Toward Freedom just 2 years after the successful completion of the boycott. In his memoir about the event, he tells the stories that informed his radical political thinking before, during, and after the boycott—from first witnessing economic injustice as a teenager and watching his parents experience discrimination to his decision to begin working with the NAACP. Throughout, he demonstrates how activism and leadership can come from any experience at any age.
Comprehensive and intimate, Stride Toward Freedom emphasizes the collective nature of the movement and includes King’s experiences learning from other activists working on the boycott, including Mrs. Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin. It traces the phenomenal journey of a community and shows how the 28-year-old Dr. King, with his conviction for equality and nonviolence, helped transform the nation and the world.
Apple CEO Tim Cook also tweeted a tribute to Dr. King.
Dr. King said, "We must come to see that human progress never rolls in on the wheels of inevitability. It comes through the time and persistent work of dedicated individuals." Grateful to everyone carrying on the legacy of Dr. King and making a difference in their communities. pic.twitter.com/TKA0fniWVv
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) January 16, 2023
