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Roanoke Island (Dare Co, NC)
Place ID: 3857
Type: island
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- UPDATED: 7.21.2025
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Walking Toward the Sunset: The Melungeons of Appalachia
The Melungeons: The Pioneers of the Interior Southeastern United States 1526-1997
Red, White & Black: The Peoples of Early North America
The Tuscarora War: Indians, Settlers, and the Fight for the Carolina Colonies
Almost White: A Study of Certain Racial Hybrids in the Eastern United States
Windows on the Past: The Cultural Heritage of Vardy
The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People
Children of Perdition: Melungeons and the Struggle of Mixed America
Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe in America
Melungeon Voices S2 E7 – Dr. Arwin Smallwood
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