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  2. List of the most popular names in the 1880s in the United States

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    Males. John; William; James; Charles; George; Frank; Joseph; Thomas; Henry; Robert; Edward; Harry; Walter; Arthur; Fred; Albert; Samuel; David; Louis; Joe; Charlie ...

  3. African-American names - Wikipedia

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    The popular names Aisha, [4] Aaliyah, [18] and others are also examples of names derived from Islam. Several African-American celebrities began adopting Muslim names (frequently following a religious conversion to Islam), including Muhammad Ali , who changed his name in 1964 from Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

  4. List of the most popular names in the 1890s in the United States

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  5. List of time periods - Wikipedia

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    The categorisation of the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time is called periodization. [1] This is a list of such named time periods as defined in various fields of study. These can be divided broadly into prehistorical periods and historical periods (when written records began to be kept).

  6. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    "Bruh" originated from the word "brother" and was used by Black men to address each other as far back as the late 1800s. Around 1890, it was recorded as a title that came before someone's name ...

  7. African-American history - Wikipedia

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    During the early 1800s free Black people took several steps to establish fulfilling work lives in urban areas. [82] The rise of industrialization, which depended on power-driven machinery more than human labor, might have afforded them employment, but many owners of textile mills refused to hire Black workers.

  8. African-American folktales - Wikipedia

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    During the 19th century, the white community used as a propaganda tool African-American folklore to push Black stereotypes. White authors would use folklore to perpetuate ideas such as African-American Vernacular appearing weird and grammatically unstructured. [7] The spread of these ideologies began during the rise of the minstrel show.

  9. Black Vaudeville - Wikipedia

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    Pat ended up working for Keith and Albee as a piano player. During his Vaudeville debut, he met Edward Elder Cooper who was a journalist interested in black entertainment and the first to write a journal about the African American race in 1891. Pat Chapelle's Imperial Colored Minstrels Ad, 1899, Memphis Tennessee.