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My father didn't know his real name. my father got his name from his grandfather and he got his name from his grandfather and he got it from the slave master.
-Malcolm X
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My Father Didn't Know His Real Name.

Malcolm X
My father didn't know his real name. my father got his name from his grandfather and he got his name from his grandfather and he got it from the slave master.
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