View Slideshow KINGSPORT, Tennessee -- A small population from Appalachia may be linked to an ancient tribe in India, according to a long-awaited DNA study. Kevin Jones, a biologist at the University ...

Appalachian people who endure from mysterious heritage will be the topic of a two-day conference June 26-27 at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina, as the Melungeon Heritage Association ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some ...

In "Beyond the Sunset: The Melungeon Outdoor Drama, 1969-1976," Wayne Winkler delves into how the civic leaders of isolated Hancock County took the story of its marginalized mixed-race residents, the ...

The dark-skinned mountaineers whose origins are shrouded in mystery will be returning to Asheville next month. The Melungeon Heritage Association will hold its 19th annual meeting at Warren Wilson ...

In 1947, DruAnna Williams Overbay's schoolteacher mother sent her down to the mailbox at recess. She started flipping through that week's edition of the Saturday Evening Post and saw pictures of her ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons ...

For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some speculated they were ...