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  #African-American  #BlackAmerican #Black History #Emancipation,  #Slavery,            #BookerTWashington Washington may be the most important name in the United States of America. It is the name of the capital city, the 42nd state, and thirty counties (including Washington Parish, Louisiana) and fifty-one cities, towns, villages, and unincorporated communities with Washington somewhere in their names. All of these names are after George Washington, the first president of the United States. Among the nearly 39 million African Americans, the surname “Washington” is the most popular. In other words, there are more African Americans with the last name Washington than any other. This makes Washington the blackest name in America. How ironic. I found this out a few years ago when I read an article by Jesse Washington, then of the Associated Press, “ Washington: The Blackest Name in America .” Washington stated that there are 163,000 Americans with the surname Washington,