Carolina Genesis

http://www.amazon.com/Carolina-Genesis-Beyond-Color-Line/dp/093947932X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274712558&sr=1-1

What began as a Texas Humanities Grant funded Redbone Heritage Foundation conference has now evolved into a well-documented and true history of William Goyens, Jr of Nacogdoches and families labeled as Redbones, Mulattoes, Negroes, Brass Ankles, Melungeons, Smilings, and Croatan/Lumbee. The biography of Goyens, originally a Croatan/Lumbee Indian, includes the unusual tombstones in Moore County with etchings showing upright burials, similar to those of the Wampanoag peoples in Massachusetts. What is the Native American connection? Sam Houston and William Goyens, Jr. were acquainted before Goyens' arrival in Texas and War of 1812 records reveal that he was fighting with the Cherokee as a Cherokee in the Battle of the Horseshoe, 1814. This is an amazing book of the 'multi-ethnic' American frontier which includes Spaniards, Portuguese, Native-American and Mediterranean peoples in American history. Also included in this book are maps and descriptions of the migration roads westward - including the Cumberland Road, the Wilderness Road, the Natchez trace, The Trail of Tears and many other migratory paths outlined by Stacy R Webb. These maps and roads, along with the true history of William Goyens, Jr of Nacogdoches, were presented at the East Texas Historical Association Conference 2009 and provide the backbone of Carolina Genesis: Beyond the Colorline as we witness the roads well traveled.


Govinda Sanyal uses astonishing research to present the history of a single female lineage that winds its way through prehistoric Yemen, North Africa, Moorish Spain, the Shephardic disapora, colonial Mexico and assimilation into Native American tribes in America. Steven Pony Hill recounts historic struggles of the South Carolina Cheraws in an essay entitled "Strangers in Their Own Land." Scott Winthrow concentrates on the saga of Joseph Willis who was born in a community of Color in South Carolina but migrated to Louisiana where he was accepted as a White man and became one of the region's best loved ministers. Finally, K. Paul Johnson traces the history of North Carolina's antebellum Quakers. The once-strong Quaker community dissolved as it grew morally opposed to slavery. Those who opposed slavery moved North. The ones who remained slave-owners left the church. Marvin Jones tells the history of the Winton Triangle, a section of North Carolina populated by successful families of mixed ancestry from colonial times until the mid-20th century. They fought for the Union, founded schools, built business and thrived through adversity until the civil rights movement of 1955-65 ended legal segregation.
We wish to thank the Texas Humanities Grant Committee for the launch of this significant research as we work to preserve integrity and historical accuracy in Texas and United States history.