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Published on: 2006-06-28
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Some oppressed groups fought with guns, some fought in court, some exercised civil disobedience; the Melungeons, however, fought by telling folktales. Whites and blacks gave the name children of perdition to mixed Americans during the 300 years that marriage between whites and nonwhites was outlawed. Mixed communities ranked socially below communities of freed slaves although they had lighter skin. To escape persecution caused by the stigma of having African blood, these groups invented fantastic stories of their origins, known generally as lost colony legends. The author documents the histories of several related mixed communities that began in Virginia in 1619 and still exist today, and shows how they responded to racism over four centuries. Finally, Children of Perdition explains why many Americans view mixing as unnatural and shows how mixed people continue to confront the Jim Crow one drop standard today. Melungeon - Wikipedia Definition. The ancestry and identity of Melungeons has been a highly controversial subject. Secondary sources disagree as to their ethnic linguistic cultural and ... Clogging - Wikipedia Clogging is a type of folk dance in which the dancer's footwear is used percussively by striking the heel the toe or both against a floor or each other to create ...
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