Martin luther king junior name change??

Question

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does anyone know why mlkjr's father changed his name from michael to martin???

ive heard a view versions if any one knows the real truth please help!!!

Answer 1

Martin Luther King Jr.

The Nobel Peace Prize 1964

Biography

Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin.

He was the first son and second child born to the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., and Alberta Williams King.

Answer 2

because it would allow him to be more recognised as martin luther king junior had recently become famous so his father wanted to follow his lead. They had a whole family of Martin Luther Kings.

Answer 3

King's father was born "Michael King", and Martin Luther King, Jr. was initially named "Michael King, Jr.", until the family traveled to Europe in 1934 and visited Germany. His father soon changed both of their names to Martin to honor the German Protestant Martin Luther.[2] He had an older sister, Willie Christine (born September 11, 1927) and a younger brother, Alfred Daniel (July 30, 1930 – July 1, 1969).[3] King sang with his church choir at the 1939 Atlanta premiere of the movie Gone with the Wind.[4]

Martin Luther (November 10, 1483–February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] theologian, university professor, Father of Protestantism,[2][3][4][5] and church reformer whose ideas influenced the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization.[6]

Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the only infallible source of religious authority[7] and that all baptized Christians under Jesus are a universal priesthood.[8] According to Luther, salvation is a free gift of God, received only by true repentance and faith in Jesus as the Messiah, a faith given by God and unmediated by the church.

Answer 4

Martin Luther King, Jr., was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King.[ King's father was born "Michael King", and Martin Luther King, Jr. was initially named "Michael King, Jr.", until the family traveled to Europe in 1934 and visited Germany. His father soon changed both of their names to Martin to honor the German Protestant Martin Luther