A segment on Melungeons from an Indiana periodical titled “The Colored Visitor” published in 1880. 📰 Describing Melungeon people that settled around the regions of Detroit, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati, it describes our appearance as “A Peculiar People” and our traditional folk belief called Makheshepha, spelled Mackshepa here, which is moon focused. 🌕 💫 Our traditional beliefs have been difficult to document outside of Appalachian Christianity, but articles like these are a great primary source, despite their often problematic and racist angles. #melungeon #machisaba #appalachia #midwest #history #genealogy
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