Z zebra Guest Sep 24, 2008 #1 what's the history behind that? or have the names been there since forever. I dont mean to sound ignorant or disrespectful, just curious.
what's the history behind that? or have the names been there since forever. I dont mean to sound ignorant or disrespectful, just curious.
P Peaches & Cream Guest Sep 24, 2008 #2 When Africans were enslaved in America, they generally took their surnames from their masters/owners. Most of them were of Anglo-Saxon stock (with names like Jackson, Williams, Jefferson, Brown, White, Washington, Clark, etc).
When Africans were enslaved in America, they generally took their surnames from their masters/owners. Most of them were of Anglo-Saxon stock (with names like Jackson, Williams, Jefferson, Brown, White, Washington, Clark, etc).
