Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, on January 15, 1929.

Birthplace details

  • Martin Luther King Jr. was born in a house on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, a historically Black neighborhood often referred to as “Sweet Auburn.”
  • The home belonged to his maternal grandparents, Adam Daniel and Jennie Williams, and later became part of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park.

Quick extra context

  • At birth, he was named Michael King Jr., and his parents later changed both their names to Martin Luther in honor of the Protestant reformer.
  • All three King children were born in that same Auburn Avenue house, and the family lived there until 1941 before moving elsewhere in Atlanta.

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