Why did so many slaves have American names even though their background was African?

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Fsimonazzi · Answer 1 · 2023-05-07T17:44:06+0000

They had so many American names because they were brought to America and the masters called the slaves American names but in Africa they were called by their true name

TwistedBlizzard · Answer 2 · 2023-05-11T13:47:26+0000

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The slaves had two names, one was African which was their private name, and the American name was given by the slave's owner

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Why did so many slaves have American names even though their background was African?

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