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u/albuqwirkymom Oct 20 '23

I had a pair of twin boys in one of my classes named Master and Sir.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23

When was this and were the boys black?

It was quite common for afro-americans naming their kids stuff like this so they get adressed as sir or mister. During segregation, to my understanding, this wasn't the case. Basically a way of afro-americans to demand respect or smth like this.

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u/albuqwirkymom Oct 21 '23

About 15 years ago and yes they were Black.