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Melungeon Voices S4 E6 – Scott Withrow
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- updated:
- status: high-priority, to be worked
- culture, identity, Melungeon-specific, mixed race studies, populations, race/ethnicity, regional
- mixed heritage, racial identity
date:
11.10.2023
length:
24 min
presenter:
Melungeon Heritage Associationproducer:
Lis Malone (Lis Malone LLC)
host:
Heather Andolina (MHA President)
guest:
Scott Withrow
description:
Scott Withrow is an author, editor, history teacher, as well as a park ranger for the National Park Service. Scott was President of the Melungeon Heritage Association for five years and is the current President Emeritus of the Melungeon Heritage Association. Scott is the editor, as well as an author, of one of the essays in the book, “Carolina Genesis,” which is a compilation of essays about mixed-heritage people, and available on Amazon (link below).
In this episode, Heather Andolina and Scott discuss the founding of the Melungeon Heritage Association, and the ambiguity of mixed heritage and racial identity.
In this episode, Heather Andolina and Scott discuss the founding of the Melungeon Heritage Association, and the ambiguity of mixed heritage and racial identity.
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mentions:
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