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The Life and Legacy of Chief Bill Logan
and His Historic Moments with Dr. King
Written by Dr. Gilo Kwesi Logan
Art by Maia Faith Hadaway
A true, intergenerational story - and movement - helping young people build identity, leadership, and resilience by learning to protect what matters most.
What Protecting A Dream Is
The Book
Protecting a Dream is a moving true story for young readers and families about legacy, leadership, and the courage to protect dreams - told through the life of Chief Bill Logan Jr., Dr. King’s bodyguard and Evanston’s first Black police chief, and shared through the eyes of his son.
The Movement
Protecting a Dream is a growing intergenerational movement that brings the book to life through schools, community events, storytelling, music, and dialogue - inviting young people to become Dream Protectors in their own lives.
Why Protecting A Dream Matters
Identity
Leadership
Resilience
Legacy
Because dreams don’t protect themselves.
Ways to Engage
Read the book with your child or classroom
Bring Protecting a Dream to your school or organization
Host a book reading or community event
Join the Dream Protector movement
Meet the Author
Dr. Gilo Kwesi Logan
Dr. Gilo Kwesi Logan is an author, educator, and fifth-generation Evanstonian whose work centers on identity, leadership, and intergenerational storytelling. The son of Chief William “Bill” Logan Jr. - Evanston’s first Black police chief and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s bodyguard - Dr. Logan brings community history, global experience, and lived wisdom together to inspire young people to become Dream Protectors.
Protecting a Dream is both a tribute and a movement - inviting families, schools, and communities to protect what matters most.
A true, intergenerational story - and movement - helping young people build identity, leadership, and resilience by learning to protect what matters most.
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