Which is odd, since it was his father's name and his father was called that in honour of a noted abolitionist. There are plenty of good reasons to change your name, including wanting to disassociate yourself from your family, but choosing a name which associates you with a racial separatist movement doesn't look like a step forward.
Which is odd, since it was his father's name and his father was called that in honour of a noted abolitionist. There are plenty of good reasons to change your name, including wanting to disassociate yourself from your family, but choosing a name which associates you with a racial separatist movement doesn't look like a step forward.