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"In 1964, the FBI mailed King a threatening anonymous letter, which he interpreted as an attempt to make him commit suicide." I would suggest changing this sentence to something along the lines of "In 1964, the FBI mailed King a threatening anonymous letter, which he interpreted as an attempt to make him take his own life", as "commit suicide" has increasingly been seen as an outdated way of phrasing it, as noted by several reputable organizations, such as the American Psychological Association (https://www.apa.org/topics/suicide/coping-after) and the American Psychiatric Association (https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/how-to-talk-about-suicide-on-social-media). [[User:Mwlit|Mwlit]] ([[User talk:Mwlit|talk]]) 22:36, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
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There is a typo in the first sentence of the second paragraph of the "Christianity" subsection of the "Ideas, influences and political stances". The text reads "thinkers who ''influeced'' King's [...]". [[User:HipsterPeanuts|HipsterPeanuts]] ([[User talk:HipsterPeanuts|talk]]) 23:54, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
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Birth name not "Michael King Jr." but only "Michael King."
[edit]Per Jonathan Eig's 2023 book "King: a life" (ISBN 9780374279295) Martin Luther King Jr. was not born "Michael King Jr." On page 23, paragraph 5, Eig writes, "They named him Michael King, no middle name, no initial, no "Junior." They called him Little Mike."
Please consider updating all references of birth name "Michael King Jr." to simply "Michael King." Stephenwmjones (talk) 16:25, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- If you are given the same name as your father, you are Jr whether anyone says it or not. Alanscottwalker (talk) 18:05, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- I agree, that is likely what you will be called and referred to as, but as a simple matter of fact, Michael King Jr. was not his birth name. His birth name was Michael King. And as a web source interested primarily in facts, I believe it best to go with the factual record. Stephenwmjones (talk) 09:46, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- I agree with this. The "Michael King" thing is sketchy enough -- his father said it was a mistake by the doctor. Do we have other support for Eig's name information? --jpgordon𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 01:51, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Good question. A scan of his Georgia Dept of Public Health birth certificate can be found here. The "Full Name of Child" is listed as "Michael King." In July '57, "Michael" was crossed out in favor of "Martin Luther, Jr.". [1]https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/certificate-of-birth-for-martin-luther-king-jr-1-15-1929-revised-4-12-34/PwGFaWMlMo841w Stephenwmjones (talk) 02:14, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- I agree with this. The "Michael King" thing is sketchy enough -- his father said it was a mistake by the doctor. Do we have other support for Eig's name information? --jpgordon𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 01:51, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
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Add to the first things „Martin Luther King JR was an Afro-American Baptist known for his speeches against racism. In his early life he lived in Georgia. He also is partly British“ idk how to formate 141.59.197.2 (talk) 06:17, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.
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[edit]In the last sentence of the first sectiok in the "birth" section has a misspelling where it says "their hojme in atlanta" JordinatorPrime (talk) 15:04, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
- Fixed. Thanks. StephenMacky1 (talk) 15:10, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
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[edit]"In 1964, the FBI mailed King a threatening anonymous letter, which he interpreted as an attempt to make him commit suicide." I would suggest changing this sentence to something along the lines of "In 1964, the FBI mailed King a threatening anonymous letter, which he interpreted as an attempt to make him take his own life", as "commit suicide" has increasingly been seen as an outdated way of phrasing it, as noted by several reputable organizations, such as the American Psychological Association (https://www.apa.org/topics/suicide/coping-after) and the American Psychiatric Association (https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/how-to-talk-about-suicide-on-social-media). Mwlit (talk) 22:36, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
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[edit]There is a typo in the first sentence of the second paragraph of the "Christianity" subsection of the "Ideas, influences and political stances". The text reads "thinkers who influeced King's [...]". HipsterPeanuts (talk) 23:54, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
- Done, thank you, good find. Randy Kryn (talk) 06:15, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
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