# Sixties Song Question (Not Lyric Related)

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sixties-song-question-not-lyric-related/118564
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [July 12, 2002, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sixties-song-question-not-lyric-related/118564 "2002-07-12T04:43:42Z")
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### Author: ![Gambit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gambit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gambit)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2002, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sixties-song-question-not-lyric-related/118564/1 "2002-07-12T04:43:42Z")

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In the song, “Abraham, Martin, and John,” by Dion, who does “Martin” refer to? Thanks in advance. 🙂

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### Author: ![renigademaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@renigademaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/renigademaster)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2002, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sixties-song-question-not-lyric-related/118564/2 "2002-07-12T05:10:52Z")

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It stands for Martin Luther King Jr.

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### Author: ![Gambit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gambit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gambit)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2002, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sixties-song-question-not-lyric-related/118564/3 "2002-07-14T04:51:06Z")

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Thanks, Renigademaster. Moderator, you may now kill this thread. 😃