What’s more, that Lincoln suggests Booth change his name to “Shango” hints at the nature of Booth’s personality, since Shango is typically known for his rage and fury. After all, many African-Americans have changed their names in the past in order to renounce the Anglicized names given to their ancestors by slave owners.
Second of all, Lincoln’s suggestion that Booth change his name to Shango suggests that he-Lincoln-is attuned to the effects of the painful history of slavery on a person’s identity. First of all, the photo album emerges as an important representation of a past about which the audience hasn’t yet learned, though whatever it contains is clearly significant to Booth and Lincoln, since it’s the only book (or book-like object) in the entire apartment. The brothers’ interesting relationship with history-both personal and otherwise-comes to the forefront in this moment.
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