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Yet another relatively recent (2005) book which deals with the Melungeon phenomenon (although, oddly, seeming to avoid use of the term) is Paul Heinegg, ''Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from the Colonial Period to About 1820''. This is a two-volume set which received an award from the American Society of Genealogists as the best work of genealogical scholarship published from 1991 to 1994. Oddly, however, the book appears to have a tendency to refer to families of mixed race as simply either mulatto or as black, even where indications would suggest at least some Native American ancestry. | Yet another relatively recent (2005) book which deals with the Melungeon phenomenon (although, oddly, seeming to avoid use of the term) is Paul Heinegg, ''Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from the Colonial Period to About 1820''. This is a two-volume set which received an award from the American Society of Genealogists as the best work of genealogical scholarship published from 1991 to 1994. Oddly, however, the book appears to have a tendency to refer to families of mixed race as simply either mulatto or as black, even where indications would suggest at least some Native American ancestry. | ||
A very informative non-print source regarding the Melungeons is the approximately hour-long documentary film titled ''Melungeon Voices''. This film was directed by Julie Williams with cinematography by Warren Gentry. The film's website is [http://www.melungeonvoices.com/ here], and the trailer from the documentary can be viewed in YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO0UOsp-NZ8 here]. | |||
This film discusses various theories regarding the origin of the Melungeon people, while focusing largely on the people of Newman's Ridge. One strength of the film is that it presents a variety of viewpoints, as well as research evidence. ''Melungeon Voices'' points out, in its narration, that genealogical research into Melungeon families can be challenging. Brent Kennedy, author of the book mentioned above, appears in the film as well as other researchers and speakers who figure prominently in discussions about Melungeons. | |||
Among the materials listed below, note that some of the period sources, such as those by Dromgoole, are derogatory in nature. | Among the materials listed below, note that some of the period sources, such as those by Dromgoole, are derogatory in nature. | ||
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*"Rev. Mr. Kesterson: A Tennessee Clergyman with a Record," ''The Lima News'', Lima, Ohio, 9 November 1898, p. 6; also ''The Oxford Mirror'', 3 November 1898, p. 9. | *"Rev. Mr. Kesterson: A Tennessee Clergyman with a Record," ''The Lima News'', Lima, Ohio, 9 November 1898, p. 6; also ''The Oxford Mirror'', 3 November 1898, p. 9. | ||
*Scolnick, Joseph M., Jr., and N. Brent Kennedy, eds., ''From Anatolia to Appalachia: A Turkish-American Dialogue'', Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, 2003. | *Scolnick, Joseph M., Jr., and N. Brent Kennedy, eds., ''From Anatolia to Appalachia: A Turkish-American Dialogue'', Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, 2003. | ||
*Sharfstein, Daniel J., ''The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White'', Penguin Press, 2011. | *Sharfstein, Daniel J., ''The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White'', Penguin Press, 2011. | ||
*Smith, Barbara Ellen, ed., ''Women, Race, and Class in the South'', Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Temple University Press, 1999. | *Smith, Barbara Ellen, ed., ''Women, Race, and Class in the South'', Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Temple University Press, 1999. | ||
*"A Strange People of Tennessee: The Malungeons and their Curious Customs," ''The Daily Picayune'', New Orleans, Louisiana, 20 September 1897, p. 8. | *"A Strange People of Tennessee: The Malungeons and their Curious Customs," ''The Daily Picayune'', New Orleans, Louisiana, 20 September 1897, p. 8. | ||