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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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. goodBy zaci thought the book was very interesting. the title very well fits the content of the book. i borrowed this book from the library and was amazed at the information. i would definetely recomend this book to anyone who has free time or just is interested in myths.1 of 3 people found the following review helpful. goodBy zaci thought the book was very interesting. the title very well fits the content of the book. i borrowed this book from the library and was amazed at the information. i would definetely recomend this book to anyone who has free time or just is interested in myths.
