The author explores the theories surrounding the people called Melungeon, perhaps from the French word, "mélange," meaning a mixture. Includes lists of common

The author explores the theories surrounding the people called Melungeon, perhaps from the French word, "mélange," meaning a mixture.

The author looks for her father's family in Virginia. They may have belonged to a mysterious group known as the Melungeons.

Walking toward the Sunset is a historical examination of the Melungeons, a mixed-race group predominantly in southern Appalachia. Author Wayne Winkler reviews t

This is a history of the most well-known and studied group of Melungeons in the United States, the community in the Newman's Ridge area of Hancock County, Tenne