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From: "Tari" <>
Subject: Re: [MELUNGEON] The Meluneons - According to Joanne
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:08:23 -0500
In-Reply-To: <s8sdu2h59d4ttrobvt4ftp76fc4bm310df@4ax.com>


Dennis wrote:
I think the use of Portuguese ancestry to deny black ancestry, both by
the Melungeons themselves and by later commentators, is one reason
academics have been reluctant take Melungeon claims of Portuguese
ancestry seriously.

[Tari] And I agree with this point. Some were probably true, while some did
use it as a cover, the same as Black Dutch or Black Irish which I also heard
in my family.

Dennis wrote:

I do too. I'm just trying to clarify Joanne's thinking on this
particular and rather important question.

[Tari] I agree, that part of the story is there, I am sure it is probable
that it occurred on this side of the Atlantic, there is no doubt. Some of
the DNA at this point seems to indicate so.

Tari




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