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From: Dennis Maggard <>
Subject: Re: [MELUNGEON] The Meluneons - According to Joanne
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 09:00:25 -0500
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On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:10:17 -0500, you wrote:

>There is some interesting recent academic writing about white women having
>children by negro slaves and freedmen in the early South.

Or by freeborn black men.

>I wanted to do my thesis on Melungeons, but couldn't because there
>isn't enough peer-reviewed academic writing on Melungeons.

>Wayne Winkler's, Brent Kennedy's and Elizabeth Hirschmann's books
>are great, that's what -- 4 books?

I'm not sure any of them qualify as peer-reviewed academic writing
either. I know Brent hoped his admittedly highly speculative book
would inspire serious academic work on Melungeons, and maybe it will
eventually but it has certainly been slow in coming.

Dennis

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