It's amazing that people who came to this country initially to escape religious persecution were then some of the most narrow minded...hmmmm. Go figure. I'm working on the Melungeon - Black Dutch - American Indian angles both medically and historically, as our family has claimed 2 of the 3. Thanks for the info. Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carmen Forbes" <geneforbes@worldnet.att.net> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [LCT] Melungon > Joy: When seeing references to "Black" heritage, keep in mind that Native > Americans of every "tribe" were referred to as Black in the 1880 Census. > Native Americans were not considered "White". That is the reason so many of > our ancestors denied their heritage. And the reason so many of us can not > get a handle on "from whence forth" our ancestors were from. > Carmen McDaniel Forbes > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > Register your first lines in LCT: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnlincol/family.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >