NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some ...

BIG STONE GAP, Va. – If you see Connie Clark wearing her favorite T-shirt, you’ll quickly know her heritage. It reads: “Melungeon and Proud of it.” “I probably wear a Melungeon shirt three times a ...

Melungeon Mythology: Who Are We And How Did We Get Here? -- Dna, Disease And Demographic -- The Keys To The Mystery -- 1492 A Most Propitious Year -- Rewriting The Past A New Origin Story -- Family ...

Wayne Winkler was 12 years old and flipping through a local newspaper in Hancock County, Tennessee, the first time he learned of a group of people known as the Melungeons. His parents had moved to ...