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Hey, Black America, Let’s All Ditch Our Slave Names
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Zaron Burnett III
Erik Corry
Erik Corry
Jul 24, 2017 · 1 min read

I can totally understand why you would want to change your name.

However this will be used to disenfranchise you. This already happens to women who change their name because of marriage and divorce: http://www.npr.org/2013/10/30/241891800/texas-voter-id-law-creates-a-problem-for-some-women

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