GreenAddi69 t1_j281tdd wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:41 AM Reply to comment by Kowalski_Analysis in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual As was (unfortunately) the style at the time Permalink Parent 11
GreenAddi69 t1_j281tdd wrote
Reply to comment by Kowalski_Analysis in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual
As was (unfortunately) the style at the time