Downtown in Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Dream
Artists Eric Bussart-Emmanuel Wisdom
| | Artists' Assistants Joy Zavada, Jamie Marie, Zach Yahn, Jimmy Lowe | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025
1. The Dream Mural
I have decided to stick with love....
Hate is too great a burden to Bear
[Martin Luther King, Jr.]
Dedicated July, 2 2021
Erected 2021 by Scranton Tomorrow Mural Arts Program and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.
Location. 41° 24.554′ N, 75° 39.575′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Mulberry Street (U.S. 11) and Adams Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Mulberry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 352 Adams Avenue, Scranton PA 18503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Houlihan - McLean Center (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benjamin Franklin Firefighter Memorial (about 400 feet away); Abraham Lincoln (about 500 feet away); City Hall and Environs (about 500 feet away); Courthouse Square Business Corner (about 600 feet away); Masonic Temple and Scottish Rite Cathedral (about 600 feet away); General Casimir Pulaski
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025
2. The Dream Mural Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025
3. The Dream Mural QR Code
The artists discuss the mural project
Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
