Is Martin Luther king and MLK the same person?

No one who knows anything would use Martin Luther, to mean Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK was named after Martin Luther. One the other hand any popular reference in conversation to Martin Luther King, would most likely be taken as the exact same person as Martin Luther King Jr. read more

no. Martin Luther was the first voice in the Protestant Reformation, Dr. King was a civil rights leader. Difference of about 500 years. read more

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.) is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King's birthday, January 15. The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. read more

Dexter King, one of Martin Luther King's sons, also criticized it. In 1999, the King family, represented by Pepper, brought a civil lawsuit in which a jury found evidence of a conspiracy involving Loyd Jowers, the owner of a restaurant near the assassination site. read more