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What was Martin Luther King's real name? to his congregation that he wound henceforth be known as Martin Luther King and his son would be known as Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Martin Luther King was actually born with the legal name of "Michael King Junior", but is father changed his name to Martin after being inspired by the Protestant reforming Martin Luther.
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