[Ads-l] "X" (Nation of Islam Replacement for Slave Name, Not in OED)

[Bill Mullins]

Slightly earlier

1942 Waterbury Democrat 19 Aug 16/6 [genealogybank]

In Washington, he claims some 10,000 disciples who have cast off their "slave names" to call themselves things like Ali X or Wilbur Bey.  "X" and "Bey" apparently are the only available surnames.



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