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What Do You Know About Malungeous?

Article from 03 Aug 1924, Sun Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee) Melungeons, Portuguese, Cherokee

Melungeons, Mystery Race, Settle in Hancock County After S. Carolina Hegira

Article from 29 Jul 1923, Sun The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, Tennessee) Melungeons, East tennessee, Moors

The Lost People

Article from 19 Dec 1947, Fri Hancock County News (Sneedville, Tennessee) Melungeons

A Mystery People Seeks Origins

Article from Jun 7, 1998 Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) Melungeon, N. brent kennedy

Melungeons to Explore Their Hidden Roots

Article from Jul 20, 1997 The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) Melungeon

Once a Slur, Now a Source of Pride

Article from Jul 30, 2005 Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Kentucky) Melungeon

Melungeons Still Object of Mystery

Article from Dec 10, 1970 News Journal (Mansfield, Ohio) Melungeon

Mysterious Hill Folk Are Vanishing

Article from Oct 4, 1971 The Journal (Meriden, Connecticut) Melungeon

America's Strangest Legend

Article from Apr 28, 1966 The Post (Big Stone Gap, Virginia) Melungeon

Hill Dwelling Melungeons of Tennessee Are Mystery

Article from Nov 26, 1964 Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) Melungeon, Tennessee

Mysterious Melungeons: New Clues to Their Origins

Article from Nov 25, 2001 The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) Melungeon, Moor, Portuguese

The Melungeons: A Strange and Little-known Tennessee People

Article from Jul 29, 1894 The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Melungeon, Tennessee

Melungeon: Search Revives Forgotten Race (1/2)

Article from Jun 7, 1998 The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Melungeon, N. brent kennedy

Melungeon: Search Revives Forgotten Race (2/2)

Article from Jun 7, 1998 The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Melungeon

The Melungeons: The Strange People in Tennessee Who Make Moonlight Whisky

Article from Feb 6, 1889 Evening star (Washington, District of Columbia) Melungeon, Tennessee

Appalachian Melungeons Hope DNA Analysis Clarifies Heritage

Article from Jul 10, 2001 The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) Melungeon, Dna

Book Contains Facts About Melungeons

Article from Mar 17, 1976 Johnson City Press (Johnson City, Tennessee) Melungeon, Carmel indian, Phoenician, Carthaginian, Welsh, Croatan, Lumbee, Hancock co tn, Lee co va

DNA Study Tracks Source of Appalachia's Melungeons

Article from May 26, 2012 The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Melungeon, Dna

Melungeon Origin Still a Mystery (1/2)

Article from Feb 10, 1941 Chattanooga Daily Times (Chattanooga, Tennessee) Melungeon, Carthage

Melungeon Origin Still a Mystery (2/2)

Article from Feb 10, 1941 Chattanooga Daily Times (Chattanooga, Tennessee) Melungeon, Cherokee

Hill Dwelling Melungeons of Tennessee Are Mystery

Article from Nov 26, 1964 Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) Melungeon, Tennessee

Hunt for Past Haunts Appalachians

Article from Jun 8, 1998 The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont) Melungeon, N. brent kennedy

In Appalachia's Hills, Traces of a Lost Society?

Article from Jun 20, 1998 The Sun (Jonesboro, Arkansas) Melungeon, Appalachia, Collins

Maybe Melungeon? A Mystery People's Heritage Remains

Article from Jul 11, 2011 Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina) Melungeon

Melungeon History More Than Theory, Says Researcher (1/2)

Article from Jul 26, 1997 Bristol Herald Courier (Bristol, Tennessee) Melungeon, Wise co va

Melungeon History More Than Theory, Says Researcher (2/2)

Article from Jul 26, 1997 Bristol Herald Courier (Bristol, Tennessee) Melungeon, Wise co va

Melungeons: The Uncertain Race

Article from Jan 1, 1995 The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, Kentucky) Melungeon, Portuguese, Mullins, Eastern tennessee

Melungeon: A People's Heritage Remains Mystery (1/2)

Article from Jul 4, 2011 Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina) Melungeon

Melungeon: A People's Heritage Remains Mystery (2/2)

Article from Jul 4, 2011 Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina) Melungeon

Melungeon: Man Explores Mystery of His Ancestry

Article from Jun 7, 1998 The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California) Melungeon, N. brent kennedy

Melungeon: Persecuted Ethnic Group Took Refuge in Southern Appalachia

Article from Sep 2, 2007 Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina) Melungeon, Southern appalachia

Appalachian 'Melungeons' Use DNA as Evidence of Exotic Heritage

Article from Aug 12, 2001 The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, Kentucky) Melungeon, Dna

Melungeons - Descendants of Aztecs

Article from May 29, 1894 The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Melungeon, Aztec

Melungeons Disappearing

Article from Aug 29, 1971 Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Melungeon, Newman's ridge tn, Hancock co tn, Collins

Melungeons Remain Tennessee Mystery

Article from Dec 1, 1940 The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) Melungeon, Tennessee

A Mountain Mystery

Article from Jun 7, 1998 Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, Kentucky) Melungeon, Wise co va, Collins, Goins

Melungeons Try to Clarify Heritage

Article from Jul 10, 2001 The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) Melungeon

Melungeons Trying to Track Down Their Heritage

Article from Jul 10, 2001 The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) Melungeon

Melungeons: Either Mystery is Solved, or a Coverup Found

Article from Jun 7, 1998 Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) Melungeon, Cherokee

Melungeons: They Tried to Escape Their Ethnicity

Article from Jul 30, 2005 Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Kentucky) Melungeon

Melungeons' DNA Points to African Ancestry, Study Finds

Article from May 28, 2012 The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee) Melungeon, African

Melungeons' Ways Are Passing

Article from Apr 26, 1972 The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee) Melungeon, Cherokee, Collins, Hancock co tn

Mysterious Melungeon Families Leaving the Hills

Article from Apr 27, 1972 The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee) Melungeon

Mysterious Melungeon: Legend of People in Hancock County is Fascinating One

Article from Oct 18, 1959 Chattanooga Daily Times (Chattanooga, Tennessee) Melungeon, Cherokee, Hancock co tn

Mysterious Melungeons Fade

Article from Jul 22, 1972 Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) Melungeon, Collins, Vardeman collins, Martha collins, Sneedville tn

Mysterious Melungeons Fascinating

Article from Jun 25, 1989 The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) Melungeon, Hancock co tn

Mystery of Melungeons Closer to Being Solved

Article from Oct 22, 1993 Corpus Christi Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas) Melungeon, Cherokee

Stuart Tale Uses People of Mystery

Article from Oct 31, 1965 Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) Melungeon

Theory Focuses Attention on the Melungeons

Article from Oct 20, 1970 The Mercury (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) Melungeon

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