[Magdalen] RIP Ali, 74.

[Jay Weigel]

He converted and chose his own name. Why would you not give him the dignity
of his choice in death, Davud?

On Saturday, June 4, 2016, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 6/4/2016 12:19:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> gracecan at gmail.com <javascript:;> writes:
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> Well, he  may or may not have been baptized, but he made a point of saying
> that Cassius  Clay was a slave name, and he wasn't a  slave.>>>>>>>
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> He would more logically pick an African name then.
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> From reading I've done through the years, I get the impression that
> the slave trade was primarily an operation of Moslem Arab slave  traders.
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> Therefore, as far as Black Africans are concerned, Moslem names are
> the slave names.
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> See Wikipedia on Moslem Slave Trade.
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> David Strang.
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