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Originally posted by gxer
Why do black people like these surnames :
Johnson Williams Jackson etc ... ?
why not native ones like :
Mamumba, Maumba , Onimba ?
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Lots of African American slaves didn't have last names, only first names that their masters gave them, some actually got their masters' last names. When they were freed they chose their own last names, most picked their names after famous Americans like presidents - Washington, Jefferson etc.