Names for an independent Black republic in the American South?

If we assume an independent Southern "USA" because a collapse of the Articles of Confederation causes the USA to form independent blocks that form into nations, and that the Southern block eventually in the 1900s not only has eliminated slavery, but has a Black majority that takes over, either bloody revolution as Haiti or relatively peacefully as in South Africa... does the Black majority now change the name of whatever name the nation had, and if so, what name would they take?
 
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New Africa
Moorland
Freedonia
Liberia (if it isn't already taken)
Some kind of Biblical reference, like Zion, Canaan, or Jordania
A reference to dark skin, like Melania or Negronia
 

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New Africa
Moorland
Freedonia
Liberia (if it isn't already taken)
Some kind of Biblical reference, like Zion, Canaan, or Jordania
A reference to dark skin, like Melania or Negronia
What the -

Moorland?

Melania?

Negronia?

Seriously? Picked by the Black Majority?

You have GOT to be shitting me.

Kicked for a week
 
I think that former slaves would want to rename their country, at least in part. They could be ideologically influenced, with that influence being more recognizable to OTL depending on how the butterflies fly. If in Florida, Georgia or the Carolinas, the new country may take a Native American name as a "fuck you" to the white slaveowners, just as Sainte-Domingue was renamed Haiti.

Some potential examples:

People's Republic of Mississippi

Democratic Republic of Seminolia

Council of the United Unions of Socialist Workers of Alabama

Free Kingdom of Lumbee

While some of the above name choices are unfortunate, in the case of a country established by slave revolt in a race-based slave system, I could see the new country declared a black ethnostate in the name, something along the lines of "Free Black Republic of Appalachicola" or "Freedmen's Republic of Cherokee".
 
ignoring that nasty bit in the second post, the real answer would probably be "New Afrika", a real proposed state in/for the region and its African-descended population. that's not especially creative, though :p
 
The country could be named for it's liberator, a la Bolivia.

It could also be the coopting of an indigenous name for the region.

Some derivation of Gullah or Geechee could maybe be it, with there being an organized effort to change the popular spoken language to Gullah/Geechee like how folks tried (to little avail) to bring back gaelic in Ireland. The Republic of Geechee has a nice ring to it. Or perhaps Geechia?
 
ignoring that nasty bit in the second post, the real answer would probably be "New Afrika", a real proposed state in/for the region and its African-descended population. that's not especially creative, though :p

You can't say it's dishonest, though. Unlike some place names I could mention...
 
It doesn't really matter what it's called. They won't be allowed any land whites want, and the moment it exists, blacks from all across the South will be shipped there. The place will be less economically viable than an Indian reservation, and won't even have the the minimal outside monies the US provided those reservations.

Imagine if South Africa had actually succeeded in moving all their blacks to bantustans - and then dial the horror up.
 
It doesn't really matter what it's called. They won't be allowed any land whites want, and the moment it exists, blacks from all across the South will be shipped there. The place will be less economically viable than an Indian reservation, and won't even have the the minimal outside monies the US provided those reservations.

Imagine if South Africa had actually succeeded in moving all their blacks to bantustans - and then dial the horror up.

Except if it happens through a Hati style revolution in what was (geographically) a viable state, than short of the its neighbors launching an invasion it will be a viable state
 
Hmmmmm...
Isolatabama or Deportassippi
Personally, always thought Liberia concept was playing to the racists..."Giv'em their own country, then they won't need to bother us..."
 
A Biblical theme of some type might be the choice. Tell old Pharaoh to let my people go...

So probably something like New Israel, or another name that ties in to the Moses theme.
 
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