Origin of the Melungeons

[Dienekes]

The following article gives a glimpse of the interracial dynamics in early colonial North America.

www.llano.net/gowen/electronic_newsletter/elnl200101.htm

Interesting bit:

"In Virginia and other colonies in the 17th and 18th cen-
turies, and even into the 19th century, white women show-
ed no repugnance to Africans of equal status. Lerone
Bennett Jr. in "Before the Mayflower" quotes Edward Long,
a contemporary witness who observed that, "...the lower
class of women in England, are remarkably fond of the
blacks, for reasons too brutal to mention.""

[Arawn]

Meh, that quote is just an example of class snobery, the upper classes didn't shy away from it either, especialy during the 1700s (the peroid the quote is from), was a programme on TV here last night about it. London in the 1700s was a very horny place, still is, despite the best efforts of Victorian prudes.

[AWAR]

Interesting thing is that South-Eastern Europe is much more 'prudent' ( at least visibly ) than most of the areas of north, central and western Europe.

I guess we were too busy having wars

[alex221166]

the lower
class of women in England, are remarkably fond of the
blacks, for reasons too brutal to mention.""

Haha, that is one way to address the issue. With all due respect, from what I can see things haven't changed much in those countries.

Despite the ill-reputed fame of racial mixing, southern Europeans are a lot more conservative, to this day. That might have something to do with Catholicism, and with the strong influence of the Church. Come to think of it, the same can probably be said of the influence of the Orthodox Church in keeping things as they are/were.

[Arawn]

Umm, Brits tend to be conservative compared to much of Europe, and from experience, being conservative has bugger all to do with race mixing. Indeed, from my experience of living in inner London, alot of this is with people with the same religious and class background.