DNA analysis reveals the dark-skinned 'Melungeon' people of Appalachia aren't Portuguese- but of European and Sub-Saharan Africa descent.
Revealed: Ancient Appalachian people who boasted of Portuguese ancestry to avoid slavery were…
Tennessee-based genealogy researcher Roberta Estes has found that the derisively-known mixed-race Appalachian group called the Melungeons can trace their roots to Africa.
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