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From: "Douglas/Ungaro" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] query on census data: Does "B" mean Black?
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 11:50:23 +0100


Thank you Debbie.

For North Carolina before and right after the turn of the century, Debbie
found:
"Prohibited marriages: marriages between whites and negroes or Indians, or
between whites and persons of negro or Indian descent to the third
generation, inclusive." -- in "Marriage Laws in the United States,
1887-1906", compiled by S. N. D. North, 1993.

That info takes things a step further by including persons who had Black
and/or Indian ancestry up to and including 3 generations back.

In part, this is what Darlene Wilson (Univ. of KY; Melungeon/historical US
mixed-race research) has written about, regarding families who 'whitened up'
and then moved out of their close-knit home regions, to other parts of the
USA.

Happy holidays and a blessed millenium.

Marian Douglas


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From: <>
To: <>
Sunday, December 17, 2000
[APG] query on census data: Does "B" mean Black?


> This is in response to the question of marriage laws and race in North
> Carolina. Although the case mentioned was ca 1850, I have a source dating
a
> bit later that may be of help.
>
> In Marriage Laws in the United States, 1887-1906, compiled by S. N. D.
North,
> 1993, I find the following for North Carolina:
> "Prohibited marriages: marriages between whites and negroes or Indians, or
> between whites and persons of negro or Indian descent to the third
> generation, inclusive."
> A further search of the earlier marriage laws might help you to determine
if
> this statute was in effect in 1850.
>
> Debbie Mieszala
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