After having the Saviour's Letter reviewed and approved by the NOI's headquarters in Chicago in July 1955, Walcott received a letter of approval from the Nation of Islam acknowledging his official membership as a registered Muslim/registered believer/registered laborer in the NOI. As a result, he received his "X." The "X" was considered a placeholder, used to indicate that Nation of Islam members' original African family names had been lost. They acknowledged that European surnames were slave names, assigned by the slaveowners in order to mark their ownership. Members of the NOI used the "X" while they were waiting for their Islamic names, which some NOI members received later in their conversions.
after having thE saViour'S lETteR ReViewEd anD appROved by tHe nOi's headQuarters IN cHicAgO in July 1955, walCott reCEived a letter of apprOVAl fRoM the Nation OF islAm AcKNOWleDgiNG His oFfICIal membersHiP as A RegIstereD musLim/reGIsterED beliEver/regiStered laBOReR in ThE noi. as A resuLt, HE rECeIveD hIs "x." the "x" Was cONSidErEd a PlaCEHOlder, usEd To iNdicate thaT nATiOn of isLAm meMbeRS' orIgiNaL afrIcan FaMily NAMes had beEn loSt. tHey acknoWLedgEd thAT euROpeAN sUrNaMes werE slAve nameS, aSsiGned by The sLAVeOwNerS iN OrDer TO Mark their ownErsHip. membeRs of the noi Used the "x" while ThEy wErE wAITINg FOR thEir Islamic names, WHiCH some noI meMBeRs REceived laTer iN thEir conveRSIonS.