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Transcript of a 1939 interview with a Brass Ankle woman conducted for the Federal Writer's Project.
Provided by the American Life Histories collection, Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?wpa:1:./temp/~ammem_yo16::@@@mdb=manz,eaa,aap,aaeo,rbaapc....
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Etiwan Island and Its People
An article about one location in South Carolina occupied by Brass Ankles, with some description of
their lifestyle. From the American Life Histories collection, Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?wpa:1:./temp/~ammem_Lh2l::@@@mdb=manz,eaa,aap,aaeo,rbaapc....
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MELUNGEONS and Other Mestee Groups
On-line full-text book with annotated bibliography with some information on the Mestees of South
Carolina, with citations to Brewton Berry's and Edward Price's earlier work.
http://www.multiracial.com/readers/nassau.html
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Turks of Sumter County - Harry Golden
Citation to paper on the Turks by Harry Golden in the archives of Tuskegee University.
http://libweb.uncc.edu/archives/manuscripts/G/golden2.txt
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Turks of Sumter County discussion
Discussion of legends of Moorish and/or Turkish origins of the Turks of Sumter County, SC.
http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/200005/msg00476.html
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Free African Americans of North Carolina and Virginia by Paul Heinegg
Genealogy.com site about Heinegg's book. Mentions Brass Ankles and Turks. See Heinegg's book
on-line at http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/
http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/12_heing.html
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Turks of South Carolina citation
Just a citation giving how to find a paper on the Turks.
http://foclark.tripod.com/gypsy/moors.htm
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Tri-Racials: Black Indians of the Upper South
This article on Mestee groups mentions Brass Ankles, Red Bones and Turks of South Carolina. It
combines the Red Bones of SC with the Redbones or Louisiana Melungeons. Based on DeMarce's work,
for the most part.
http://hometown.aol.com/angelaw859/tri_racials.html
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Race, Face, and Place (what to call Triracials or Mestees)
Article by Darlene Wilson on the interchangability of Melungeon, Brass Ankle, Guinea, etc., as
terms for Mestees who are mostly White, depending on local usage.
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Square/5018/Page_8x.html
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Frontline: Locklear
This article on Heather Locklear's Lumbee ancestry contains some references to the Mestees of South
Carolina.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/secret/famous/locklear.html
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Implementation of Segregation
Interesting site on the history of racial discrimination. Includes one letter on the Brass Ankles.
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~south/archives/threads/segregation.html
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