Speaking of Melungeons--
"Pittsfield, Massachusetts
BERKSHIRE COUNTY EAGLE
June 17, 1859
MOORS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
It many not be generally known that some of the best families in South Carolina are Moors by descent. The blood of the African soon washes out, but that of the Indian and Moor, after half a score of generations, shows itself almost as strongly as ever. The crisp, curling black hair, dark sad eyes, long silken lashes, and swarthy complexion, come up generation after generation. Many of the old Hugenot families, down to the present day, show strong traces of their Moorish descent.
When the Moors were driven out from Spain, upon the conquest of Granada, thousands of them took refuge in the south of France, carrying with them the art of cultivating the vine and growing silk. After a lapse of years they were again driven to seek new homes and in large numbers emigrated to South Carolina."
Aztecs, Moors, and Christians: Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain
BERKSHIRE COUNTY EAGLE
June 17, 1859
MOORS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
It many not be generally known that some of the best families in South Carolina are Moors by descent. The blood of the African soon washes out, but that of the Indian and Moor, after half a score of generations, shows itself almost as strongly as ever. The crisp, curling black hair, dark sad eyes, long silken lashes, and swarthy complexion, come up generation after generation. Many of the old Hugenot families, down to the present day, show strong traces of their Moorish descent.
When the Moors were driven out from Spain, upon the conquest of Granada, thousands of them took refuge in the south of France, carrying with them the art of cultivating the vine and growing silk. After a lapse of years they were again driven to seek new homes and in large numbers emigrated to South Carolina."
Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan
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