A slave name is a name that is given to a person who has been enslaved, or who has inherited the name from enslaved ancestors. Modern use of the term applies mostly to African-Americans or Afro-Caribbeans who are descended from slaves. A name is a verbal label for a thing, person, place, product (as in a brand name) and even an idea or concept, normally used to distinguish one from another. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Afro-Caribbean may refer to: the British Afro-Caribbean community other members of the African diaspora in or from the Carribean This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

African-Americans were enslaved in the United States prior to the Thirteenth Amendment. After being emanicipated, many slaves took the names of their owners. Some blacks in the U.S. took on the names of popular historical and/or contemporary figures of social importance, such as former presidents Washington, Jefferson, Jackson. So at times, a slave name can refer to any Anglo/American name. Slave names may be of English, French, Dutch, Irish, Scottish, Spanish or Portuguese origin. Most blacks in Canada, South America, Central America or the Caribbean also have so called 'slave names'. Amendment XIII (the Thirteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution abolished slavery and, with the exception of allowing punishments for crimes, prohibits involuntary servitude. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ... Central America and the Caribbean (detailed pdf map) The Caribbean (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe; Dutch: Caraïben; Portuguese: Caribe or Caraíbas) is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. ...

Many people, such as Assata Shakur and Muhammad Ali, have changed their names on the basis that the names given at birth were 'slave names'. The 'slave name' is then seen as derogatory. Some organizations, like the Nation of Islam, encourage people to abandon their slave names and take Arabic or African names instead. Assata Shakur (born Joanne Deborah Byron Chesimard July 16, 1947 in New York City) was an activist in the Black Panther Party, and currently remains an escaped convicted felon and fugitive, living under asylum in Cuba since 1984. ... Muhammad Ali (b. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Muslim name. ... For other uses, see Africa (disambiguation). ...

While it has roots in slave naming custom, giving names through agglutination of the first syllables of ancestors' names is more of a contemporary practice. It is widely associated with the black nationalist United Slaves Organization (also known as the "US Organization"). Black nationalism is a political and social movement prominent in the 1960s and early 70s among African Americans in the United States. ... United Slaves, also called the U.S. Organization or Organization Us, is a Black nationalist group in the United States founded by Ron Karenga in 1965. ...

In Roman slavery, slaves took the surname of their owner. They kept it if they were manumitted. Slavery in the ancient Mediterranean cultures was a mixture of debt-slavery, slavery as a punishment for crime, and the enslavement of prisoners of war. ... Manumission is the act of freeing a slave, done at the will of the owner. ...