Some Things You Might Not Know About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Birth records incorrectly list his first name as Michael
• King graduated high school at age 15 and got his Ph.D. in theology when he was just 25.
• The campaign for a federal holiday honoring King began with Stevie Wonder’s 1980 hit song “Happy Birthday.” The holiday was first celebrated in 1986.
• Dr. King had an antagonistic relationship with the FBI, especially with J. Edgar Hoover - who seemed bent on digging up dirt on the popular civil rights leader. The efforts, which focused on attempting to prove that King was a communist, were unsuccessful.
Happy Birthday, Dr. King.
---JohnnyU
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