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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.
Since the late 20th century, DNA tests of people from core Melungeon families, as documented in the Melungeon DNA Project coordinated by Jack Goins, have shown most individuals are of European and African descent, and having little Native American ancestry.
Edward Price observed that the most common surnames among the families were Gibson, Nichols and Perkins. His research found that the ancestors of the group were listed as free people of color on census records. [1] Paternal line descendants of Bryson Gibson and Valentine Collins who participated in the Melungeon DNA Project belong to Haplogroup ...
Some of these also are commonly represented among other mixed-race groups, such as the Melungeon in Tennessee and the Lumbee people in North Carolina. Over time, people of mixed race often identified with and married more frequently into one or another of the major ethnic groups, becoming part of the white, black, or the Beaver Creek Indians ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 January 2025. City in Tennessee, United States Sneedville City Main Street (TN-33) in Sneedville Nickname: Overhome Location of Sneedville in Hancock County, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36°31′55″N 83°12′51″W / 36.53194°N 83.21417°W / 36.53194; -83.21417 Country United States State ...
There was a time when it appeared that Black people were most often the subject of his ire. Now, it seems to me that when he says something offensive, there's almost always a woman on the other side."
Redbone is a term historically used in much of the southern United States to denote a multiracial individual or culture. Among African Americans the term has been slang for fairer-skinned Black people, often for women specifically or for Black people with red undertones.
It was the piece of fiction heard round the net. This October, it jumped off the medium-sized screens and headed to the big screen. "Cat Person," the new film based on the short story by Kristen ...