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Melungeon (/ m ə ˈ l ʌ n dʒ ən / mə-LUN-jən) (sometimes also spelled Malungean, Melangean, Melungean, Melungin [3]) was a slur [4] historically applied to individuals and families of mixed-race ancestry with roots in colonial Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina primarily descended from free people of color and white settlers.
Related ethnic groups Melungeons , Native Americans The Chestnut Ridge people (CRP) are a mixed-race community concentrated in an area northeast of Philippi , Barbour County , in north-central West Virginia , with smaller related communities in the adjacent counties of Harrison and Taylor .
The Carmel Indians (pronounced Car'-mul) are a group of Melungeons who lived in Magoffin County, Kentucky and moved to Highland County, Ohio.Dr. Edward Price observed that the most common surnames among the families were Gibson, Nichols and Perkins.
Academics researching the multi-racial Melungeon ethnic identity and other Native American groups in the southern United States found that "Black Irish" and "Black Dutch" were amongst a dozen myths about "dark" European ancestors used to disguise the African heritage of interracial children.
Related ethnic groups Melungeon , Lumbee Indians , Beaver Creek Indians , Redbones of Louisiana and Texas The Brass Ankles of South Carolina , also referred to as Croatan , lived in the swamp areas of Goose Creek, South Carolina and Holly Hill, South Carolina (Crane Pond) in order to escape the harshness of racism and the Indian Removal Act .
Melungeons are one of numerous multiracial groups in the United States with origins wrapped in myth. The historical research of Paul Heinegg has documented that many of the Melungeon groups in the Upper South were descended from mixed-race people who were free in colonial Virginia and the result of unions between the Europeans and Africans.
A FBI document obtained by Wikileaks details the symbols and logos used by pedophiles to identify sexual preferences. According to the document members of pedophilic organizations use of ...
The people who was included in Yate's DNA study was as follows: Participants were qualified by their genealogies and included many names familiar to those who follow Melungeon genealogy discussion groups on the Internet, including Brent Kennedy, author of the book 1996 book that started the Melungeon Movement, his brother Richard Kennedy ...