Question: What was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s former name? Answer: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. Kimberly~
Who Was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Really?
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the family’s long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until the present, and …