Some time ago, in response to my 10 November 2011 post, “Free People of Color in Old Virginia: The Morris Family of Gloucester County,” (which I encourage you to read or reread) I […]
I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be delivering this year’s Littlefield Lectures for the History Department of the University of Texas, Austin. The lectures are based on research from my last two […]
By Vikki Bynum The “one drop rule” of race refers to the belief that a mere drop of African ancestry makes one “black”—no matter how “white” one’s appearance. This pseudoscientific concept, still […]
For additional historical context on these families, please read the preceding essay, “The One Drop Rule Revisited” ! NOTE FROM MODERATOR: Wallace Jarrell’s research on the descendants of Diza Ann Maness McQueen, identified in […]
NOTE FROM MODERATOR: On March 17, 2009, Renegade South published the essay, “Race and the ‘One Drop Rule’ in the Post-Reconstruction South,” which presented the story of Mary Ann McQueen of Montgomery County, North Carolina. […]
By Vikki Bynum, Moderator In recent weeks, The Family Origins of Vernon Dahmer, Civil Rights Activist, by Yvonne Bivins and Wilmer Watts Backstrom, published December 6, 2009, on Renegade South, has received […]
Note From Vikki Bynum, Renegade South Moderator: After discovering the blog Mixed Race Studies, I asked its moderator, Steven F. Riley, to submit a guest post telling Renegade South readers more about […]
A conversation with Victoria E. Bynum Author of The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies Published April 15, 2010 $35.00 hardcover, ISBN 978-0-8078-3381-0 Q. There seems no […]
RACHEL KNIGHT BY SONDRA YVONNE BIVINS Rachel Knight was about sixteen years old when John “Jackie” Knight of Covington County, MS, came into possession of her in the spring of 1856. Rachel […]
Submitted by Janet Carver, granddaughter of Necia Anderson Smith and Ezra Knight Photo taken @ 1938. Back row, left to right: Olin Calvin, Osie, Dovie, Necia, Ezra, Rose Merry, Delvia, J. Lynn […]
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