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===20th century African-American names=== Since the civil rights movement of 1950β1970, [[African-American names]] given to children have strongly mirrored sociopolitical movements and philosophies in the African-American community. Since the 1970s neologistic (creative, inventive) practices have become increasingly common and the subject of academic study.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gaddis |first1=S. |title=How Black Are Lakisha and Jamal? Racial Perceptions from Names Used in Correspondence Audit Studies |journal=Sociological Science |date=2017 |volume=4 |pages=469β489 |doi=10.15195/v4.a19 |doi-access=free|url=https://osf.io/7c4wv/download }}</ref>
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