"Down in the valley, up on the ridge"--- new Economist article on Melungeons by Andrew Miller

[carolinayellowdog]

I talked to the reporter at length but am only quoted briefly. This is the only place on DU or its rivals where I feel even a little bit safe in sharing this kind of information-- "get rid of the South and everyone in it" seeming to be mainstream both here and at jpr. But I think we are slowly and incrementally moving forward on race issues here in a way that the rest of the country ignores or dismisses.

Here is the article.