Martin Luther King, Jr. His name was Martin Luther King Jr. He was born on January 15 1929 to Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King Sr. in Atlanta Georgia. His parents first named him Michael, then after a while decided that they should call him Martin Luther King Jr. He had an older sister, Christine and a younger brother, Alfred Daniel who became known as simply A.D. Martin Luther King Jr., lived a pretty happy, secure …showed first 75 words of 1943 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1943 total…I will leave you with some of his words in his last speech in Memphis April 3, 1968: "Well, I do not know what will happen now. We have some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now. Because I have been to the mountaintop. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I am not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will."