Martin Luther King, Jr. was born Michael King and renamed by his father honoring Martin Luther .
He was born Michael Luois King, Jr. His father changed the names in 1935 to Martin Luther in honor of the German Protestant reformer.
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King, Jr. was from Atlanta, Georgia.
Martin Luther King Jr was not named after Martin Luther. Martin Luther King Jr was named after his father, Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King was named after Martin Luther.
The father of Martin Luther King, Jr. was Martin Luther King, Sr.
Yes, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Christian.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a resident of Atlanta and Montgomery
There is absolutely no family relationship - only their names are quite similar at first glance!The similarity is explained by the fact that Martin Luther King and also his son, Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior, were both named after Martin Luther, the 16th century Protestant theologian.Martin Luther King Jr's father's real name was actually Michael King.Martin Luther King, Jr. was the son of a Black preacher known at the time only as "Daddy King." In 1935, "Daddy King" was inspired to name himself after the Protestant reformer Martin Luther. He announced to his congregation that in future they were to refer to him as "Martin Luther King" and to his son as "Martin Luther King, Jr."Michael King remained Martin Luther King's real name right up to the time he died because the name change was never made legal.
When people talk about Martin Luther King, they nearly always mean Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Sr. (nicknamed "Daddy King") was his father. Martin Luther King III was one of King Jr.'s sons.
Martin Luther King Jr's father, Martin Luther King, was named after Martin Luther. Martin Luther King Jr was named after his father.
The real birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. is January 15, 1929.