[OT] Re: Melungeons was Re: Scottish Tribes of Jewish Origin

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[OT] Re: Melungeons was Re: Scottish Tribes of Jewish Origin

Legg inn av Gjest » 16 nov 2004 20:44:42

"it does not surprise me that bi- and tri-racial
bloodlines were hidden! Native Americans - being the ones dispossessed- had no social standing,"

The problem Kelly and others is that an argument from silence is a very weak argument. Merely saying that since a person cannot find any documentation on their ancestor that IMPLIES that they were a "dispossessed" tri-racial person is the kind of thing I frequently run up against.

It's difficult to argue the position against people whose ideas are entrenched in this. Most of the people who are adamant about it have not even done the basic work that is required to prove their line even back TO their supposed ancestor let alone find any substantiation for a tri-racial heritage.

I am the sort of person who needs to view the actual documentation myself. A lot of hand-waving goes on related to the "Melungeons". I don't particularly care for that. It smacks of a few people trying to make money off convincing a lot of people to join their clan and get their honorary Melungeons t-shirt for $29.95.

Will

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