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Photo credit: Spike Mafford "Truth Crushed to the Earth Will Rise Again" 2004 The black and white terrazzo floor creates a strong rhythm beneath the busy life within this historic building, the King County Courthouse. The geometric design recalls the historic patterns used throughout the other floors of the building and also transforms this entry floor into a shimmering plane, bringing light and energy into the space. The oval Elevator Lobby focuses on the inspiration of renaming King County for Martin Luther King Jr. in 1986. The photograph from the March on Washington reminds us of a time in our history when citizens from cities and counties all throughout the United States were passionately involved in the civil rights movement of this country. The quotations within the floor are inspirations from MLK, and reminders to the continuous struggle of this responsibility. Photo credit: Spike Mafford Photo credit: Spike Mafford This photograph records a passionate time in our history. It is an image etched in many of our minds, and now it is etched into stone. Like some image on an old coin, it holds the essence of the photograph. Composed as a circle, it becomes a soft focus lens into our collective memories. The March on Washington is now held in this earthen marble floor as a silent reminder of this transcendent moment ,and it is a metaphor for the words of MLK imbedded in the terrazzo floor. He believed that "truth crushed to the earth will rise again." Photo credit: Spike Mafford Photo credit: Spike Mafford The photographer Flip Schulke traveled with MLK through this time, and recorded some of the most remarkable images from the civil rights struggles of the 60's. He took the photo of the March on Washington as well as this portrait photo. Portrait backlit glass, bronze frame The clock cast amber glass, bronze