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Martin Luther King Jr’s legal name at birth was Michael King, Jr. He was named after his father, Michael King, Sr. Michael King, Sr. decided to change names in 1934 after attending a religious conference in Germany. He changed both of their names to Martin Luther because of the admiration he developed for the German religious reformer, Martin Luther.
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lynettedavis
I certainly never knew this.
BlackMail4u
Yes! Fascinating info! Thanks for checking out The post! Many people don’t know this fact! Did you also know too that his mother was assassinated too?
lynettedavis
Very fascinating indeed! I did not know that King’s mother was assassinated. I did know that she died suddenly. What year did this happen?.
BlackMail4u
She died inn 1974. They also had another son Alfred King who died of an accidental drowning in 1969. Here is a link with more info about Alberta Kings death:
http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/alberta-w-king-killed
lynettedavis
Interesting. And when did King’s father die?
BlackMail4u
He died in 1984 of a heart attack.
lynettedavis
Thanks.