Record #:

1716

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

The Melungeons, a tri-racial ethnic group comprised of Berbers, Basques, and Jews, might have been the first permanent settlers in North Carolina, preceding the Roanoke colonies by some twenty years.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 62 Issue 1, June 1994, p13-14, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History; Melungeons