Melungeons Live on in Legend, Mystery
Article from Jul 19, 1987 The Jackson Sun (Jackson, Tennessee) Melungeons
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
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
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
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
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 DNA Results Reported
Article from Jan 18, 2007 Batesville Guard (Batesville, Arkansas) Melungeon, Native american, Lumbee, Guineas, Chestnut ridge people, Brass ankles, Monacan, Turkish, Portuguese, Moorish, Greek, Roanoke island, N. brent kennedy
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
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
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
Lost Tribes of Tennessee's Mountains
Article from Aug 22, 1937 Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee) Melungeons
Historical Drama Set for New Season
Article from Jun 20, 1970 Statesville Record and Landmark (Statesville, North Carolina) Melungeons
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