Walking Toward the Sunset: the Melungeons of Appalachia (P250/Mrc)

Name: Walking Toward the Sunset: the Melungeons of Appalachia (P250/Mrc)
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ISBN: 9780865548695

ISBN-10: 0865548692

ISBN-13: 9780865548695

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Authors: Wayne Winkler

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Walking toward the Sunset is a historical examination of the Melungeons, a mixed race group predominantly in southern Appalachia. Author Wayne Winkler reviews theories about the Melungeons compares the Melungeons with other mixed-race groups, and incorporates the latest scientific research to present a comprehensive portrait. In his telling portrait, Winkler examines the history of the Melungeons and the ongoing controversy surrounding their mysterious origins. Employing historical records, news reports over almost two centuries, and personal interviews, Winkler tells the fascinating story of a people who did not fit the rigid racial categories of American society. Along the way, Winkler…

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List price: $19.00
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Publication date: 2/29/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 314
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Photographs	p. xv
A Raceless People	p. 1
Race and Conquest on the Eastern Seaboard	p. 30
Will Allen Dromgoole and the Arena Articles	p. 84
Scientific Racism	p. 103
A Time of Transition	p. 147
Into the Twenty-First Century	p. 204
Conclusions and Speculations	p. 242
Appendix A	p. 259
Appendix B	p. 270
Appendix C	p. 286
Sources	p. 297
Index	p. 305
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