By Wayne Winkler
For more than a century, the Melungeons have been the focus
of anthropologists, social scientists, and (especially) feature writers for
newspapers and magazines. The most common adjective used to describe the
Melungeons is “mysterious;” no one seems to know where the Melungeons
originated. More significantly, the Melungeons did not fit into any of the
racial categories which define an individual or group within American
society, they were considered by their neighbors neither white, black, nor
Indian. .... read more
