{"product_id":"the-melungeons-the-resurrection-of-a-proud-people","title":"The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People","description":"As early as 1654, English and French explorers in the southern Appalachians reported seeing dark-skinned, brown- and blue-eyed, and European-featured people speaking broken Elizabethan English, living in cabins, tilling the land, smelting silver, practicing Christianity, and, most perplexing of all, claiming to be Portyghee. Declared free persons of color in the late 1700s by the English and Scottish-Irish immigrants, the Melungeons, as they were known, were driven off their lands and denied voting rights, education, and the right to judicial process. The law was enforced mercilessly and sometimes violently in the resoundingly successful effort to totally disenfranchise these earliest American settlers.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0865545162\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0865545162.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kennedy, N Brent|Kennedy, Robyn Vaughan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43263808176189,"sku":"BVV.0865545162.G","price":11.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0865545162-0.jpg?v=1781125328","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-melungeons-the-resurrection-of-a-proud-people","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}