Why did Dr Martin Luther King Jr change his name?

Why did Dr Martin Luther King Jr change his name?

King's birth name was Michael, not Martin. In 1934, 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 5-year-old son (from history.com).

When did Martin Luther King legally change his name?

1957

What was MLK original name?

Martin Luther King, Jr.