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Melungeon Voices S2 E2 – Jake Richards
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- updated:
- status: high-priority, to be worked
- culture, folk medicine, folklore, Melungeon-specific, regional
date:
9.24.2021
length:
21 min
presenter:
Melungeon Heritage Associationproducer:
Lis Malone (Lis Malone LLC)
host:
Heather Andolina (MHA President)
guest:
description:
Jake Richards grew up and currently lives in East Tennessee. He is the author of two books, one published just a few of months ago. Jake writes about his Melungeon and Cherokee traditions and ancestry, which are on both sides of his family. His Melungeon ancestors came from both Newman’s Ridge and the Pee Dee River migrations. In this episode, Jake shares his fascinating knowledge of Appalachian folklore and magic, as well as some interesting spiritual traditions connected to the Melungeon people.
peoples:
Other Resources
- 1870 U.S. Census – District 11, Hancock County, Tennessee
- The Scotch-Irish: A Social History
- Smoky Mountain Mysteries: Stories About Magnificent Mountains Unique People
- Melungeon Portraits: Lived Experience and Identity
- 1850 U.S. Census – Subdivision 33, Hancock County, Tennessee
- “Of Portuguese Origin”: Litigating Identity and Citizenship among the “Little Races” in Nineteenth-Century America