Children of Perdition: Melungeons and the Struggle of Mixed America
Some oppressed groups fought with guns, some fought in court, some exercised civil disobedience; the Melungeons, however, fought by telling folk tales…
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Walking Toward the Sunset: The Melungeons of Appalachia
Walking toward the Sunset is a historical examination of the Melungeons, a mixed-race group predominantly in southern Appalachia. Author Wayne Winkler…
Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe in America
Most of us probably think of America as being settled by British, Protestant colonists who fought the Indians, tamed the wilderness, and brought "demo…
The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People
As early as 1654, English and French explorers in the southern Appalachians reported seeing dark-skinned, brown- and blue-eyed, and European-featured …