1. Malcolm X
He was born with the name Malcolm Little, in Nebraska, on May 19, 1925. Malcolm's mother, Louise, was from the West Indies. His father, Earl Little, was from Georgia. ... Malcolm then dropped Little as his last name, because it was a "slave name", and he was now Minister Malcolm X. ...
The son of a homemaker named Louise and a preacher which was also an active member of the Universal Negro Improvement Association named Earl, suffered racism since he was a little kid, as long as his father was frequently harassment by white supremacists groups. ... So he converted to Islam and when he got out he decided to change his surname "Little" considered by him as a relic of the slavery to "X" in honor of the unknown name of his ancestors. ...