Martin Luther King Jr. Fast Facts

Martin Luther King Jr. Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Personal Birth date: January 15, 1929 Death date: April 4, 1968 Birth place: Atlanta, Georgia Birth name: Michael King Jr. Father: Martin Luther King Sr., Baptist minister Mother: Alberta (Williams) King Marriage: Coretta Scott King (June 18, 1953 – April 4, 1968, his death) Children: Bernice, March 28, 1963; Dexter, January 30, 1961; Marti…

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s father, born Michael King and himself a Baptist minister, was so moved by the story of the founder the “Lutheran” Church that he changed his name to Martin Luther King and also named his son in honor of the fifteenth century Protestant monk. Luther’s courage and faith in the face of nearly overwhelming institutional opposition became a foundational story in the life of the King family.