As early as 1654, English and French explorers in the southern Appalachians reported seeing dark-skinned, brown- and blue-eyed, and European-featured people speaking broken Elizabethan English, living in cabins, tilling the land, smelting silver, practicing Christianity, and, most perplexing of all, claiming to be Portyghee. Declared free persons of color in the late 1700s by the English and Scottish-Irish immigrants, the Melungeons, as they were known, were driven off their lands and denied voting rights, education, and ...
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As early as 1654, English and French explorers in the southern Appalachians reported seeing dark-skinned, brown- and blue-eyed, and European-featured people speaking broken Elizabethan English, living in cabins, tilling the land, smelting silver, practicing Christianity, and, most perplexing of all, claiming to be Portyghee. Declared free persons of color in the late 1700s by the English and Scottish-Irish immigrants, the Melungeons, as they were known, were driven off their lands and denied voting rights, education, and the right to judicial process. The law was enforced mercilessly and sometimes violently in the resoundingly successful effort to totally disenfranchise these earliest American settlers.
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 180. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white pictorial wrapper with blue and white lettering. 180 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations and photographs! "As early as 1654, English and French explorers in the southern Appalachians reported seeing dark-skinned, brown-and blue-eyed, and European-featured people speaking broken Elizabethan English, living in cabins, tilling the land, smelting silver, practicing Christianity, and, most perplexing of all, claiming to be "Portyghee." Declared "free persons of color" in the late 1700s by the English and Scottish-Irish immigrants, the Melungeons, as they were known, were driven off their lands and denied voting rights, education, and the right to judicial process. The law was enforced mercilessly and sometimes violently in the resoundingly successful effort to totally disenfranchise these earliest American settlers................."
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Very Good. Size: 5x0x8; tight, uncreased spine, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.
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Fine. [1997] Publisher's Paperback, vintage photos, 180 pages including Index and Common Melungeon and Related Surnames sections at end. This work is the revised, corrected edition. This is the story of early explorers seeing dark-skinned, brown-and blue-eyed, and European-featured people living in cabins, tilling the land, smelting silver, practicing Christianity, and, most of all claiming to be "Portyghee." They were eventually driven off their lands and denied voting rights, education, and the right to judicial process. This is the unbelievable story of these proud people. A historical, educational story that is hard to believe. Condition of book: Fine. Free of the smell of smoke from a cigarette or cigar smoker. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order.
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Near Fine. 180 pages. As early as 1654, English and French explorers in the southern Appalachians reported seeing dark-skinned, brown-and blue-eyed, and European-featured people speaking broken Elizabethan English, living in cabins, tilling the land, smelting silver, practicing Christianity, and, most perplexing of all, claiming to be "Portyghee." Declared "free persons of color" in the late 1700s by the English and Scottish-Irish immigrants, the Melungeons, as they were known, were driven off their lands and denied voting rights, education, and the right to judicial process. The law was enforced mercilessly and sometimes violently in the resoundingly successful effort to totally disenfranchise these earliest American settlers. An appendix lists commonn Melungeon names along with related surnames of Brass Ankles, Carmel Indians, Cubans, Guineas, Lumbee/Croatan Indians, Pamunkey/Powhatan Indians, and Redbones.
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Fine. 8vo. xviii, 180pp, index, appendix, bw ills. Or card covers. Slightest of edge wear to covers. The story of the persecution of the Melungeons, a people of mixed race who lived in the Appalachians as early as 1654. They were declared free poeple of color in the late 1700s, driven from their land and denied most rights. The law was enforced mercilessly in an attempt to totally disenfranchise these earliest American settlers.
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