Martin L king
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Born with a different name
Martin Luther His father was born “Michael King” and Martin Luther King Jr. was originally called “Michael King Jr”. After a family trip to Germany his father, a pastor and missionary, changed both of their names to “Martin Luther” after the German Protestant Reformer.24
Attempted Suicide second story window At 12 years old he jumped out of a second story window in an apparent suicide attempt following the death of his grandmother.23
Was a prodigious student graduation hatHe skipped two grades and left for college before formally graduating high school.22
Received a bachelors degree at 19
Morehouse College Entering Moorehouse College at the age of 15, he was accepted as part of a early admittance program that was aimed to boost enrollment during the war.21
Didn’t want to become a minister at first gavel and stethoscope Originally King had decided against entering the ministry and was considering becoming a doctor or a lawyer.20
Spent honeymoon in a funeral parlor casket Upon marrying his wife, Coretta, he realized that it was not very easy for him to go on a honeymoon due to his skin color, so they ended up having it at a friend’s funeral parlor.19
Stabbed by a mentally ill woman knife While he was at a book signing in 1958 he was stabbed by a woman who was later concluded to be mentally ill. The knife passed so close to his aorta that doctors said even so much as a sneeze could have killed him.18
He was a Trekkie
Star Trek And a pretty big one at that. In fact, he was so into Star Trek that he managed to convince Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura, to stay on the show beyond the first season.17
FBI tapped him
FBI Partly as a result of his friendship with Stanley Levinson, a New York attorney who had ties to the Communist Party USA, the FBI monitored him heavily. In fact, after his “I Have A Dream” speech he was declared “the most dangerous and effective negro leader in the country.”16
In spite of rumors there is no
Born with a different name
Martin Luther His father was born “Michael King” and Martin Luther King Jr. was originally called “Michael King Jr”. After a family trip to Germany his father, a pastor and missionary, changed both of their names to “Martin Luther” after the German Protestant Reformer.24
Attempted Suicide second story window At 12 years old he jumped out of a second story window in an apparent suicide attempt following the death of his grandmother.23
Was a prodigious student graduation hatHe skipped two grades and left for college before formally graduating high school.22
Received a bachelors degree at 19
Morehouse College Entering Moorehouse College at the age of 15, he was accepted as part of a early admittance program that was aimed to boost enrollment during the war.21
Didn’t want to become a minister at first gavel and stethoscope Originally King had decided against entering the ministry and was considering becoming a doctor or a lawyer.20
Spent honeymoon in a funeral parlor casket Upon marrying his wife, Coretta, he realized that it was not very easy for him to go on a honeymoon due to his skin color, so they ended up having it at a friend’s funeral parlor.19
Stabbed by a mentally ill woman knife While he was at a book signing in 1958 he was stabbed by a woman who was later concluded to be mentally ill. The knife passed so close to his aorta that doctors said even so much as a sneeze could have killed him.18
He was a Trekkie
Star Trek And a pretty big one at that. In fact, he was so into Star Trek that he managed to convince Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura, to stay on the show beyond the first season.17
FBI tapped him
FBI Partly as a result of his friendship with Stanley Levinson, a New York attorney who had ties to the Communist Party USA, the FBI monitored him heavily. In fact, after his “I Have A Dream” speech he was declared “the most dangerous and effective negro leader in the country.”16
In spite of rumors there is no