Did you know that Martin was not Martin Luther King, Jr. original name? That’s right, his given name at birth was Michael Luther. When Martin Luther King was two years old his dad made a trip to Germany. Inspired by the famous theologian, Martin Luther, he change his own name as well as his son’s name to Martin.
MLK may have tried to commit suicide when he was 12 years old. He had disobeyed his parents and gone off to watch a parade after they had told him not to. When he got home, he found out that his grandmother had passed away. Thinking it was from his disobedience, he went upstairs and jumped out the second story window.