1) Basic questions;
Who are the Melungeons?
What genetic background is a true Melungeon?
Where are they located?
How did they become a genetically separate race (such as Caucasian, African American, Native American, etc.)?
When or over what period of time did this happen?
Should they be considered a separate genetic race?
What is their phenotype?
Could this occur (or be happening) in today's modern age of travel?
2) Some of the goals I hope to achieve with this research paper include a compilation of information on the subject and a clarity of the Melungeons' background, including ancestral and genetic heritage, as well as a cultural clarity. Above all, I am already enjoying satisfying my own curiosity and learning needs.
3) I am writing not only for myself, but also for those hoping to find answers about the Melungeons, including Melungeons themselves. I have already discovered a prevalence of varied genetic disorders, and hopefully compiling these findings to further aid those seeking answers to something that could be ailing them. This seems to be already done in a couple of places so it may not be a pressing thing to include but still relevant to the topic. Education and a greater spread of awareness that tri-racial groups do exist are my main goals and the purpose for my choice of topic.
4) Final question- How did the Melungeons develop into a genetically recognizable race of peoples, and should they be classified as such?
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
RJA #3A: Exploring Research Topic
On Google Scholar I found a book about Melungeons titled "Melungeons: Resurrection of a proud people...," and another titled "Melungeons: the last lost tribe in America," and several articles located on JSTOR.
Technorati, Debatepedia, or Squidoo returned zero results for the word 'Melungeon,' so maybe when some more of my work is gathered and cited I will be able to add to these sites.
Wikis were somewhat helpful, always a great summarization but never to be taken on face value.
Other sites returned a few various blogs, however none seemed to be very continuous in the coverage of Melungeons, and it was only mentioned in passing. Most of the relevant and scholarly sites were bookmarked using Delicious.
There seems to be sufficient information available to cover the many questions I have about the Melungeons, such as the following;
Who are they now?
What genome and phenotype do they have?
When did they become a tri-racial group, and approximately how long did that take?
Where are they from?
Why do they belong to a separate group or race rather than just one, two, or none?
Could it be possible that more of the rest of the American population is Melungeon but doesn't realize it?
And the burning question I have yet to answer... SHOULD they be classified separately?
Technorati, Debatepedia, or Squidoo returned zero results for the word 'Melungeon,' so maybe when some more of my work is gathered and cited I will be able to add to these sites.
Wikis were somewhat helpful, always a great summarization but never to be taken on face value.
Other sites returned a few various blogs, however none seemed to be very continuous in the coverage of Melungeons, and it was only mentioned in passing. Most of the relevant and scholarly sites were bookmarked using Delicious.
There seems to be sufficient information available to cover the many questions I have about the Melungeons, such as the following;
Who are they now?
What genome and phenotype do they have?
When did they become a tri-racial group, and approximately how long did that take?
Where are they from?
Why do they belong to a separate group or race rather than just one, two, or none?
Could it be possible that more of the rest of the American population is Melungeon but doesn't realize it?
And the burning question I have yet to answer... SHOULD they be classified separately?
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