Sheer Resilience: An Untold Story of a Free Community of Color in Orange County, N.C.
Step into the pages of a forgotten past, where the true stories of Free Communities of Color in Orange County, North Carolina, come alive.
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Living Indian Histories: Lumbee and Tuscarora People in North Carolina
With more than 40,000 registered members, the Lumbee Indians are the ninth largest tribe in the country and the largest east of the Mississippi River.…
Red, White & Black: The Peoples of Early North America
Written by highly acclaimed historian Gary B. Nash, this text presents an interpretive account of the interactions between Native Americans, African A…
The Electronic Front Porch: An Oral History of the Arrival of Modern Media in Rural Appalachia and the Melungeon Community
Using oral histories, The Electronic Front Porch takes a revealing look at the impact of radio, television, and the internet on the residents of rural…
Becoming Melungeon: Making an Ethnic Identity in the Appalachian South
Appalachian legend describes a mysterious, multiethnic population of exotic, dark-skinned rogues called Melungeons who rejected the outside world and …
The Melungeons: The Pioneers of the Interior Southeastern United States 1526-1997
The heritage of the Melungeons, descendants of 16th century Spanish/Portuguese settlers in the Southeastern United States, embodies the struggle for e…