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When did Martin Luther King Jr change his name from Michael?
Changing a Birth Certificate in 1957
In 1957, Martin Luther King officially revised his own birth certificate. It was a straightforward process: on July 23d of the same year someone simply crossed out the name Michael and replaced it with “Martin Luther, Jr.” The new name was written in black ink next to the old one.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr’s father?
What did Martin Luther King’s father want him to be?
How old would MLK be today?
Martin Luther King Jr. Were he alive today, nearly 47 years after his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, he would be 86 years of age.
Did Martin Luther King write his own speeches?
King didn’t write the speech entirely by himself. The first draft was written by his advisers Stanley Levison and Clarence Jones, and the final speech included input from many others.