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- adjective Of or pertaining to any of several similar
Mestee groups currently and historically found in the Southeastern United States, all of uncertain or disputed origin. - noun A Melungeon person.
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It helps to know what the word Melungeon means, and helps even more to know a bit of the history, but it isn't entirely necessary -- the story is at least after you've read it once a clear presentation of such information.
Archive 2004-03-01 2004
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It helps to know what the word Melungeon means, and helps even more to know a bit of the history, but it isn't entirely necessary -- the story is at least after you've read it once a clear presentation of such information.
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As an adult, Alther's search led to Brent Kennedy, a respected Melungeon scholar and newfound cousin, in that they share the same grandmother's grandmother.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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Novelist Lisa Alther suspects that her family concealed its Melungeon heritage back when multiracial ancestry was frowned upon.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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FMF is a common disease in Israel and in Melungeon populations.
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They also have Elva, a strictly Sephardic name, Chloe and Rhoda typical Melungeon names.
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Elizabeth C. Hirschman in her book Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe in America, described naming patterns unique to C.lonial America and some Melungeon families.
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The diagnoses of FMF led Kennedy to Melungeon Studies and to be considered the father of the Melungeon movement.
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[snip] [Read the whole story] To learn more, visit the Melungeon Heritage Association.
Archive 2005-07-01 2005
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Winner of 2009 Manhattan Stake Single's Annual Film Festival: Twilight Years Winner of 2009 Manhattan Stake Single's Annual Film Festival: Twilight Years Part V LDS and the Sephardic Connection: Seeding the Protestant Reformation Part VIII Sephardic Jews and the LDS Connection: What the Heck is a Melungeon?
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