View Slideshow KINGSPORT, Tennessee -- A small population from Appalachia may be linked to an ancient tribe in India, according to a long-awaited DNA study. Kevin Jones, a biologist at the University ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some ...
The Melungeon Heritage Association met in Hillsborough, NC recently to discuss an upcoming conference exploring their identity. Andrew Harris Jr was an attendee. VPM News Focal Point is available to ...
KINGSPORT (Tennessee) July 1: Might the Melungeon people of the US Appalachian mountains be descendants of Moorish and Turkish sailors who escaped the Lost Colony of Roanoke? Or are their ancestors ...
A find in the 1860 census catches a reader by surprise, and points to a possible heritage that is subject to debate. I have been asked many times, “What are you?” My response was always, “My mother’s ...
In "Beyond the Sunset: The Melungeon Outdoor Drama, 1969-1976," Wayne Winkler delves into how the civic leaders of isolated Hancock County took the story of its marginalized mixed-race residents, the ...
Wayne Winkler was 12 years old and flipping through a local newspaper in Hancock County, Tennessee, the first time he learned of a group of people known as the Melungeons. His parents had moved to ...
Wayne Winkler was 12 years old and flipping through a local newspaper in Hancock County, Tennessee, the first time he learned of a group of people known as the Melungeons. His parents had moved to ...
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