The Shocking history of Louisiana Redbones

[@nytn]

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[@americandude8789]

2024 the mulattos want their own racial class should of never left Haiti with your white slave masters to come to Louisiana during the revolution to promote practices you committed towards the darker Haitians previously before arriving to the states

[@marthamurphy7940]

Washington Irving, in his book "A Tour On The Prairies," wrote about staying with a Black couple who were homesteading on the frontier in Indian Territory in 1832. The area he wrote about would now be part of Oklahoma.

[@NezterBedford]

Thank you NYTN! Many of us are speechless of the latest, yet still things will be the greatest. 2024 want more...of the Truth. God is good!!!

[@americandude8789]

Talk about erasing history. Your roots are in Haiti. You’re Haitian aka Latino. Go over there we’re the mulatto class are treated better and see themselves differently from the majority. Dont promote your colorism mind frame of us. Go home

[@egofree4772]

Keep up the great work appreciate you Saluuute

[@daymon6868]

EVERYONE PLEASE GIVE HER A THUMBS UP. SHES BEEN TARGETED BY KZbin FOR JUST TELLING TRUE HISTORY.

[@brentwalker8596]

I saw her video yesterday about being targeted and I'm here to watch and support her. it's unbelievable that someone would target her.

[@alexd6393]

I guest she was targeted because of complains from people that doesn’t like the true. YT doesn’t care about this, their bot received complain they acted without thinking … But I agreed with you, everyone should support her great work

[@nytn]

thank you all, i cant tell you how much this filled my heart up. I think it is YT responding to people mass reporting my videos as derogatory. Why they would do that... well...

[@Silkytoaster]

I saw her video yesterday - never heard of the channel but the algorithm threw it my way . I am so glad it did . Just watching the ‘banned’ video . Like really though ?? Why would anyone think this was inappropriate ? It’s well researched , well presented .

[@phoenixr6811]

Glad you where able to upload this again😊

[@sassycavalier]

I'm from Louisiana. History should never be flagged. It should be told. Thanks for sharing

[@panchovilla1404]

Likewise

[@Dwrankoheart]

The poems of the redbone aka, Creole back in the days are worse than modern day rap music calling black people some of the most disrespectful names in the Historey of mankind .

[@ryuoki1]

As much as I agree with you, much of history is written by the victors..... as long as this platform continues to censor people on it as if it was a publisher, it will be the victor for it's ability to prevent opinions/ideas from being dispersed widely.

[@lynnpuerner8521]

If I remember correctly, wasn't creole a mix of Native Americans and French Canadian acadians, (Cajuns)?

[@brandyparker3987]

@@lynnpuerner8521Creole more incorporates the Caribbean heritage, but it also definitely can also mean Native American mix as well. Locally, we call “Creoles” the people who are descended from mixed-race heritage. Read up on the Gens de Couleur around Melrose Plantation - it’s a fascinating part of our beautiful state!

[@fredbond8226]

I AM FROM LOUISIANA. THE CAJUNS {French} were kicked out of everywhere. they tried to live until they got to the deep swamps of Louisianan. There they lived in harmony with Indians, blacks and whoever else was in the swamps. when i worked offshore in Morgan city in the early eighty's, they were really suspicious of anyone who was not Cajun creole or redbone, they had their own language and all act like family kind of like them against the world, very proud group of people.

[@Og-Smoove]

Language is like a backward French called geshi (not sure about the spelling)

[@jeffhaynes8848]

Yes I from houma ❤ Redbone i heard my family talking about that i was little ❤

[@culturevultureztv]

​@@Og-Smoove it's geechi but that's actually referring to the people in the southeast Louisiana people speak like a Creole patwah

[@NamasBoyz]

Cajun here from Abbeville ❤

[@jeffhaynes8848]

@@fredbond8226 houma here

[@tvp8501]

As an 80yo “white” veteran I was glad I stumbled across your channel. Your right to freely express yourself is what I went to defend back in the 60s. Anyone trying to suppress your birthright liberty is reprehensible to me. I think you are admirable and beautiful and doing a great job with your very informative channel. Don’t let whoever “they” are discourage you!

[@Tamara-mm7us]

Thank you for your service! ❤️🇺🇸

[@artcook1976]

Your story exactly same as mine same age same everything , thanks for serving and being a patriot 😊😊😊

[@notsocrates9529]

Why is White in quotes?

[@waltonsmith7210]

In Vietnam? You arrent defending anything but colonialism.

[@notsocrates9529]

@@waltonsmith7210 Yes. And?

[@SaltyDog69]

I’m a born and raised Louisianan about an hour from this area. My family has always used the term redbone or high yellow due to skin color, never used as a derogatory term and our friends never viewed it as derogatory.

[@AndrewLedet-d7b]

I was born in Lafayette but grew up in Boston Massachusetts My family is creole.But up here in New England every one thinks that I Italian or Portuguese.

[@BuckeyeFan-ty4vr]

Did you ever hear anyone called coona** down that way was wonder if that was a nother name for the Redbones

[@SaltyDog69]

@@BuckeyeFan-ty4vr If you were a little east of the no man’s land.

[@raamyasharahla535]

Yup I’m out of East Texas and Redbone and coona** are very common terms. We speak a hybrid creole/ Cajun accent with a draw.

[@lh5567]

@@BuckeyeFan-ty4vrNo. C***Ass refers to bayou people (people that live in the country). Kinda like the term redneck. Redbones are usually referred to mixed or really light skinned black people. It’s not just Lake Charles area it’s the entire south Louisiana area.

[@timtyler4011]

I am a born and raised Louisiana native. It truly is a "gumbo" of race and ethnicities. The "neutral strip" you referred to, was actually called " No Man's Land". It was an area that included Native Americans, Redbones and outlaws. Very interesting history!

[@thatdude3977]

Funny you only find those places near Native Americans 😂

[@DavidRoot-jp9gb]

I "stumbled" to this video and I am glad that I viewed this. Louisiana is seemingly a cultural cornucopia of ethnicities. Few people know that recording artist Beyonce is Louisiana Creole (on mother's side) and African-American (on father's side). People from Houston have that accent she is known for!! Southwest Louisiana is also known as Arcadiana: hence the name Cajun. The Cajun language is widely used in this part of Louisiana. Whenever a team plays the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns that opposing team will experience having their play-by-play in Cajun. Ali Landry, who is Cajun from Breaux Bridge, became Miss USA and attended Louisiana-Lafayette.

[@claytondeville6825]

It was buffer zone between Mexico and French colonies

[@robertdozierjr6294]

ACADIANA no R. The “Cajun Language” is a dialect of French colloquially called Cajun French, but really is also broken up into smaller dialects. Creoles in Louisiana have their own French dialect. We call it Kouri Vini or Louisiana Creole.

[@JaySlimS4L]

​@@robertdozierjr6294TELLEM 🎯

[@terrywilliams5626]

Glad to see the Redbone video reposted ! Fascinating history of this community in 1800’s Louisiana and East Texas. My Mother’s side of the family is Redbone on both sides and many of the Redbone surnames are in my family tree. This history has been misunderstood and oppressed for decades. So glad to see Danielle shedding light on this intriguing subject for mainstream viewers on social media !

[@Tcherno9521]

What some of the Redbone surnames?

[@cecileroy557]

@@Tcherno9521 She mentions that in this video.

[@Tcherno9521]

@@cecileroy557 OK Thanks

[@corderomiles3769]

​@@Tcherno9521gibson, gibbs collins , goings etc

[@christianperkins39]

​@@Tcherno9521 Ashworth, Goins, Perkins (my family tree through my Grandfather who was known to pass for white to avoid assaults when he was selling produce on his cart and buggie), Drake, Hoosers, Sweets or Sweat, Buxton, Weeks, Nash, Moore, Mattox, Coleman, Cole, Collins, Davis, Droddy, Hall, Willis, Parker, Powell and more. At 4:45 in this video, she specifically lists the names of the ones in her own family tree and posts a letter alphabetically listing the other names of Redbones. I was born and raised in Louisiana. I have both Creole, Chitimacha Indians and Melungeon.

[@sterlingferguson1704]

I learned something today, I was born and raised in Louisiana and never knew about this area. Keep up the good work with, informing the public about this state.

[@nytn]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@panchovilla1404]

Same here, thanks for the knowledge…

[@VitorEmanuelOliver]

Redbones are basically what here in Brazil we would call mulatos (European+black), cafuzos (indigenous+black) and mamelucos (indigenous+European). The difference is that most people are like that here. The redbones are very familiar to me

[@cinnamonstar808]

Europeans are black 😂 White people came to Europe. Look up the word Swarthy. This why whites are called WHITE European. They are not the default. Africa Australia America and Europe are default black lands 🤔 who birth black people? White people came to Australia but they called themselves Australians. It’s the same story in Europe. Afrikaners are not Africans😂. Do you see a pattern? Blacks owned all the continents. Which is why other races keep a political id. Not a DNA 🆔

[@jasonsoulie1337]

No. A mulatto is a mulatto. Here or there. Redbones are redhaired. Probably Scots Irish descent

[@TheWestbury09]

​@@jasonsoulie1337 no in the American South redbones are black people with a light/red hue to their skin tone

[@landstar59]

Here in southwest Louisiana we called them mulattos also. I’ve never heard the term mulungeons.

[@hyperbolic-time-chamber-strand]

Lol cafuzos... what the

[@deuce_deuce_4817]

My family is creole from New Orleans. I always heard the term RedBone. It was typically used when referring to a woman. Most times for men the term was shortened to Red. I didn’t know there was communities and things like that. Love the history lesson. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@twistedtuningandperformanc7799]

That’s because those terms in more modern times are used to describe a light skinned woman.The term was used in south Louisiana as a term to describe those with possible native ancestory.so when blacks used the term in the early 1980s till now. it was more so saying that person is just lighter complexion not native ancestory.South Louisiana native parents still speak the Creole language.Creole is another term used very loosely in these modern times.If you don’t speak the language,make the dishes or know the customs.Than more than likely you’re not Creole which was also a race as well before being classified as a ethnicity.

[@JamesTutton-w7k]

Thanks i didn't know that. I always wonder why ..

[@DianaLaFleur-q3u]

My family is from VillePlatte Louisiana we are Creole French, I am a victim of being called a redbone, it's a form of racism.🌹⚜️

[@twistedtuningandperformanc7799]

@@DianaLaFleur-q3u creoles aren’t snow flake liberals by the way 😂

[@ricardoburton7408]

My parents from Bogalusa and New Orleans, grew up being called red, my mom called me Red man, ironically many people call me Redman the HipHop legend since I was a teenager😅 I always was color struck by light skinned females, a Redbone and Yellabone is a special woman, has the best of light skin and brown skin worlds!

[@davidfoley726]

Famous melungeons: Dolly Pardon, Tennessee Williams, Tom Hanks, Ava Gardner, Nancy Wilson, Abraham Lincoln, Lauren Hutton, Johnny Depp, Dinah Shore, Patsy Cline and many others. Our country is a lot more complex than we are lead to believe. Love your work!

[@thomasb.smithjr.8401]

Glad you mentioned Abe Lincoln ! His long gait, physical features and darker complexion would have made him an oddity in places like Indiana and Illinois among shorter, lighter skinned folk. I suppose he cut a somewhat odd profile, too, on the Washington DC landscape.

[@liliacreativity1751]

Yes we are but many claim the term white when really everyone is mix to some degree. It’s a cultural American term at this point.

[@antoniolavecchia1464]

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[@chocolatepie84]

Abraham Lincoln had Native American and African features. He did not look white. Actually now that you mentioned Dolly Parton, she has strong features like Ab Lincoln.

[@evelynzlon9492]

Most of the celebrities listed are white. Technically, America designated as black anyone who was 1/16th black or in some instances any part black whatsoever. That's how you know America is constantly playing games in terms of de jure vs. de facto realities concerning race. Slavery inevitably leads to lawlessness, whereby men are nothing but wild beasts who enslave some mulattos and emancipate others not based on any spiritual principles, but merely based on their sexual leanings. That's why we should all appreciate the fact that China's first Emperor flatly abolished slavery, with no strings attached. China has earned the right to ascend to the next level of human evolution, largely because they ARE human.

[@erinmac4750]

Congratulations on your 1st year! This is another run through for me, but I love your content, and want to support your particular content. I've always been fascinated by Louisiana and our different small cultural groups in this country. You jump right in with connections and research that brings these stories to life. I hope that you get keep sharing your beautiful work for years to come. 💜✊

[@daymon6868]

I’ve been watching your channel for a while. I periodically would come back to your channel and I find that I watch it more and more. This is our America history . Thank you for doing what you do. You know, you’d be surprised how so many of us can resonate or have similar family backgrounds that many of people of color may not always discuss.

[@nytn]

I am still surprised to find that even in the most "separated" groups here in the US, there is a very good chance if you go back a few generations....your family lines mix. I really think family history can save our country,

[@daymon6868]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@nytn definitely. You won’t believe this. Years ago I was on a flight from Chicago to Memphis . A lady sat across the isle from me and was confused on the number. We compared our ticket stubs for seat numbers. We got to talking during the flight and she told me have that I have the same last name as her maiden name. She then asked me where my family was from. I told her the southern state and county ( where we were enslaved although I didn’t say that part) she then stopped talking to me. And was visibly uncomfortable. I guess her descendants must have owned us…… deep down inside I was secretly enjoying her obvious shame/ resentment 😮

[@CALredhead]

Thank you SO MUCH for showing true history - the kind I was never taught in 50's & 60's Missouri... the history so many (R)acists in our country find offensive & want to try to prevent ever being taught in school. Want to knows why KZbin is trying to deplatform you & your lessons?? Let's ask "WHO BENEFITS if your true accounts of your history are banished??" All across the U.S., clandestine racists in positions of authority are being exposed every day - in law enforcement, the military, local, state & federal govt! OF COURSE there are racists in KZbin and it looks like one or more of them are determined to silence you! The REAL TEST for KZbin is whether they'll step up & admit their error - that you are sanctioned without cause ...or wait until they're also EXPOSED (like every org being exposed now) as a company that harbors & empowers racists/misogynists/anti-semites?? P.S. Every US citizen reading this has state & federal representatives & Senators they can call/email to let them know what KZbin is doing to NYTN!!

[@nytn]

@daymon6868, that is WILD. I wish we could have watched that live. It's a very real issue though. I was not permitted to walk on the land my family were enslaved at in Louisiana, the owner's information was given to me by some of his friends who knew my story, and he absolutely freaked out. I had no hard feelings for the guy, just wanted to walk the grounds. I didnt walk on the land, but I drove by with a camera turned on.😂

[@jimhoffmann]

Keep up the good work, NYTN. The cofounder of Redbone (rock band, principally 1970-1974), Pat Vegas, states in his memoir (“Come and Get Your Love”) that he chose the name because it represents mixed race Native Americans. The band - made up of mixed race Hispanics/Natives - embraced their identity and actually created a new genre of music: Native American Swamp Rock, or Cajun Rock (i.e. “Niki Hoeky”). If you have not heard of Redbone, check them out.

[@OnyxKwina]

I don't understand WHY of all things this video would've been considered problematic by KZbin. Great job as always. Keep pushing forward you're amazing at what you do.

[@MzHues]

Never knew there was an actual people called Redbone. My father’s side is also from Louisiana (southern). I was called Redbone and High Yellow often and just thought it was only a reference to skin color. Now I want to know even more about the family in Louisiana.

[@nytn]

I think it is both, but has lost the history over time!

[@woodspirit98]

Redbone isn't a race of people. It's an admix of different races.

[@haroldhorton2603]

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[@christianperkins39]

@@woodspirit98 Her comment didn't imply it was a race of people. Her comment was on learning there were actually a group of people called Redbones or Melungeons. Similarly, there were a group of Mulattos in Southhampton, Virginia. This mulatto group was affiliated with the Cheroenhaka Indians (Nottoway Indians). Their leader, Chief Edy Turner, even took their case to court attempting to secure rights of mulattos to keep their land, while simultaneously acknowledging their Nottoway and Negro ancestry. However, tax laws of 1831 Virginia were far more restrictive on Negroes owning land in Southhampton. Nottoway living on communal reservation land were not subject to taxes, or to “registration” as were other free people of color. Taxation of “free coloreds” was not primarily for the purpose of revenue generation, it was a means of control. Free coloreds who did not register, and pay their “free tax” were subject to being placed in involuntary servitude with anyone the sheriff or tax collector assigned them to…It was a means of government sanctioned enslavement. The mulattos were a different group with different rights from negroes in that county. In 1831, matrilineal laws of Southhampton, VA stated that anyone born of a full member of the Nottoway Indian tribe was entitled to land in that county. Nat Turner was born of a full member of the Nottoway tribe (Nancy Turner) and married a full member of the tribe (Cherry-Chary Turner). Laws in that county state that at least his children should have been entitled to that land.

[@Shante-330]

@@woodspirit98I thought was a black person that had red undertones.

[@cynhanrahan4012]

I am from east Texas and my father was from Louisiana, so I'm aware of the Redbone people. But I've never done a deep dive, and looking forward to seeing your posts.

[@AfroAlchemist]

I’m from east Texas tooo… hey cousin!

[@RiccoTurner]

Lmao hell I'm from Eastexas to wats buzzing cuzzin lol hell my Father red with red freckles so are my brother's as am I

[@batya7]

Danielle is opening minds in her examination of who is who in America. She covered issues of who is White; laws pertaining to the identity of Black and enslaved people; Native and Creole populations; Melungen, Redbone, and other groups separated by racial and social norms of the time. This type of content is so important. THIS is the history that is not taught in the classroom. For a society that prided itself on being a "melting pot" of citizens, there sure is/was a lot of separatism. I can't wait to see how much further her research goes and in what direction it heads! 😃

[@jeffreywright9165]

redbones, creoles, melungen are basically part of the same ethnogroup umbrella which is black american/ADOS but i agree

[@kerry-j4m]

@batya7,I've been studying US,world and black history for the past 15 yrs ( I also watch docs,buy history books from Goodwill-usually $ 3.00 a book,amazon,etc,etc,..)learned a lot.You have to learn things your self,then pass it on to others who're willing to listen and learn.I LOVE reading and learning about any type of history.

[@James-zw4tn]

Not every body wants to be a melting pot people have right too preference.

[@Shante-330]

And here I thought red bone or yellow just means you have red or yellow undertones.

[@Sauveguy]

​@@Shante-330Hi @geni412, check out the link I sent

[@cheryljackson5659]

Thanks Danielle for this very informative video. My mother’s family is French Creole from Louisiana, and when my sister moved South, she was referred to as “Redbone.” Growing up in the Midwest, we were not familiar with this term, so thank you for this background information. Stay strong, and keep up with this very important work in seeking truth about America’s history .

[@nytn]

Thank you, I hope some of the future videos (if Im allowed to stay) are helpful on your journey!

[@moodyringtarotllc1624]

How you from the Midwest and not familiar with this term? And it's actually a derogatory term as far as I'm concerned like the word "mulatto". Only ignorant people use it to describe a light skin black woman or mixed woman.

[@jecoliasjems2529]

How? I’m in Chicago and we use it. Granted everyone is from MS originally.

[@cheryljackson5659]

Lol. The Midwest covers a lot of territory. I’m from a place that’s was 98% White growing up, with the other 2% made up of Black, Native American, Asian and “Other”.​​ Unlike the N-word, which was frequently used, the term “redbone” was not used in my presence at all. We all have different experiences.

[@jecoliasjems2529]

@@cheryljackson5659 True!

[@karaleblanc7880]

I stumbled across this channel and I LOVE it!!!

[@nytn]

Yay!!♥️♥️☺️

[@SimplyBlossomingTarot]

Yes. I’m Creole and some of my family moved to Cali to live as white after leaving Louisiana because it was a confusing life to live. You were scared in white spaces and stuck out like a sore thumb in black spaces. I’ve been called yellabone and redbone as I’m from Houston. Have been mistaken as Hispanic, Mexican, most recently Asian/Filipino. I use it as a moment to educate. This history runs deep and it’s so cool.

[@PrinceInawRakah]

What do you tell ppl ur ethnicity is? Is Creole an ethnicity or another designation tied to a location? Would we be able to call Drake Creole because he’s mixed ? Lmk something

[@Yaruandromedano1998]

@@PrinceInawRakahThe majority of Caribbean Latinos (Puerto Ricans, Cubans, , Dominicanos, even Colombians Brazilians and Venezuelans) are all creole and we even call our food in Puerto Rico “Comida Criolla” Creole Food.

[@regina7795]

Sounds exactly like my family…….exactly and we’re black but look different. It’s been my experience white folks are confused and most black folks know even while growing up they teased me.

[@unrhu]

Stuck out like a sore thumb in Black spaces? Huh, that don't make no sense, do you have any idea how many light skin Black people there are? I personally get mistaken for Puerto Rican all the time, my family is full of light skin Black people, we ain't never stuck out like a sore thumb around other Black people. Even Malcolm X, Huey Newton are very light skin black people.

[@hikertrash2956]

​@@PrinceInawRakahcreole in Louisiana is black mixed with French, Cajun are Indian mixed with French, redbone is white/black mix who marries Indian blood. Coonass is just a Cajun outside Cajun demographics

[@TMB62]

Thank you for sticking to this platform and fighting for those of us that don't have the means nor the capacity to have multiple forms of social media. Also, I have been asked many times if I was redbone. I had no idea what that meant until now. I do have family roots in Louisiana so now I am going to have to go to find out. I fit both the phenotype and multigenerational DNA components.

[@sunkistbabe]

I'm very disappointed to hear your channel had been flagged. I love this channel and there's nothing offensive about it unlike the rest of KZbin. It is actually very inspiring and refreshing to hear a take on history that connects all Americans.

[@mothertwinkles4198]

Truth is offensive. Sheeple live on lies.

[@Gymthingz]

It means people are reporting this. Which is crazy

[@lc285]

No, people are not reporting. It is the Artificual Intelligence algorithms that are written by certain platforms ie., KZbin. That's why it takes a very long time to dispute a flag because real humans are the minority.

[@lc285]

No, people are not reporting. It is the Artificual Intelligence algorithms that are written by certain platforms ie., KZbin. That's why it takes a very long time to dispute a flag because real humans are the minority.

[@lc285]

Artificual Intelligence algorithms that are written by certain platforms ie., KZbin. That's why it takes a very long time to dispute a flag because real humans are the minority.

[@kalicokathy1944]

I’m a history buff and enjoy your informative videos. Spent a month Cajun area. They were the the friendliest people ever met

[@desmondnaugler4452]

Censorship is wrong we all have a right to free unfiltered speech,keep up your awesome journey.

[@scottbivins4758]

Even my white southern ass gets unfiltered speech or does that not go for me? Just asking cuz lots of times people really dont meant that we all should have freedom to speech. Especially if it offends u or hurts some ones feelings.

[@vintagecladius]

How interesting! Redbone is definitely a phrase I heard a lot growing up. My family on my mom’s side was primarily located in Houston with some ties in Louisiana. Thank you for sharing your research with us!

[@donaldgoebel6057]

@NYTN, Thank you for reposting this video. I can't imagine why KZbin would have felt the need to remove information about a piece of our history. My research of the Redbones has been primarily within western South Carolina. I wasn't even aware of the Texas/Louisiana connection, although thanks to your video I may have found a connection to Louisiana (through O'Cenie Gayo). When doing family research, we need more videos like this. KZbin needs to pay better attention to what they are removing from their platform.

[@analisamendmentblog]

Commenting again and I hope this video can stay up! Your research and information is much needed in the public discourse. I had only heard of the colloquial use of the term in the Black community. Had no idea that there was an actual distinct community and ethnic group called Redbone. Thank you for informing me!

[@nytn]

I love seeing you here! Thank you for the love and support.

[@esthert6416]

I was born in Oakdale, Louisiana in 1952. Grew up in Oakdale and about 90 percent of the families you named, lived there. Everything you mentioned in your video about their treatment and labeling is true and that’s probably why they had a reputation for being rough. I went to school with these people and don’t remember them being any different from anyone else, as far as character goes . Thank you for the enlightenment.

[@Post-Trib]

I grew up in Oakdale also. We called it Chokedale because of the paper mill that smelled.

[@jerryevans5466]

​@wjdyr6261 in Pine Prairie we called it Dopedale!

[@cjr4497]

I am born and raised in VP and work in Oakdale. Growing up my grandfather always warned us not to get too close to ya'll, lol. I am friends with a family of Doyles. They are mixed with Indians. I think my buddy's great grandmother was full Cherokee.

[@Minnesotayankee]

You probably know most of my mom’s people.❤ I grew up spending summers at my Grandparents just north of Elizabeth going to Oakdale to get groceries and stop at Walmart

[@ldoyle90]

@@cjr4497wow 😅 small world! My dads mom was an Ashworth then she married a Doyle. They are referred to as “ 10 milers”💁🏽‍♀️

[@idessaoutlaw]

I was born in Natchitoches Louisiana in 1960 , where my mom's folks, the Violas are from.. My Dad's folks, the Bridges family is from Center Texas, across the Sabine River west of Natchitoches.. I am part French, Irish, and Indian .. and possibly Redbone too..🥃😎👌

[@xentat4711]

I grew up in Lake Charles and many of my relatives are from the DeQuincy and Starks area. In my youth the term Redbone was very derogatory; however, over the years this has changed mostly due to a better understanding of the people of the area. Thanks for your work on this: it is informative, educational, and very interesting.

[@hydroblast2209]

I'm from Houston ,LA's neighbor /Family .never ever heard anyone take red or yellow bone or pretty black offensive .not saying your experience isn't 100% accurate .

[@playhouseinthewoods6103]

Born in DeQuincy and my family is in Singer and DeRidder. Had friends that were Redbones. Own my Dads side of the family it was ok to date a Redbone but not a black girl. Thank God I didn’t grow up in that environment grew up mostly overseas. Gives you a whole different view on life when you are the minority and even the wrong religion.

[@babydoll3274]

Wow I’m from Lake Charles too and my mom from Dequincy

[@stevenhall2408]

Yeap, lived in Lake Charles as a child. Daddy's people were from DeRidder, great grandpa Henry was a postmaster and Justice of the Peace during reconstruction (yeah, union soldier, 20th Maine and buried in DeRidder) mommas family were from Natchitoches, original French with Caddo and later married into the Germans from Iowa, LA. I heard that term tossed about. The family tend to downplay the native Indian.

[@christianbreaux2305]

@@playhouseinthewoods6103I attended McNeese in the early 2000’s , I’m originally from Baton Rouge and had no understanding of the culture being that once you pass the Achf Bridge to Lafayette everything changes culturally. We talk different we cook and eat different. I dated a “RedBone” during my time there, I was perplexed when her mother would treat me a little different ( I don’t pass the paper bag test ) lol. I would prepar dinner for her and Mamma eventually started to love me. The story is … some of my brothers and sisters in SW LA still look at skin tone to a way of prejudgment. We have to learn to win and loose together, we are all intertwined and we need us together.

[@danielmasters5484]

I have a family in my family tree that were called Black Dutch. A family historian noted that members of the family had darker hair and an olive complexion. From their appearance, their professions, and their names, he believed that they were Jews who were expelled from Spain or Portugal. They settled first in Holland and then came to America sometime in the 1700s from there.

[@nytn]

I want to research this, because the Virginia Slave codes put Jews in the same category as Black and Moors.

[@juliemmadsen]

I'm glad you commented this. My family has "black danes" which is white Danish folk with black hair (typically, the hair doesn't go gray as they age, too). My dad is the last one in our US tree. There's clear photographic evidence of this passing from dad's grandfather to dad's dad to dad but not anyone else

[@deedee_Cute-n-Cherokee]

Reverend Ike was a Black Dutch. His surname is different.

[@babyboy562]

They were Moorish Dutch descendants hence their appearance and dark features aka fixed Mulattos….look up Moorish Coats of Arms in Europa ✊🏾

[@babyboy562]

⁠@@nytnyou must realize the true Hebrews are Aboriginal peoples aka “Black” same tribes descendants of Shem and Ham…..slaves were Slavic Albion’s the so called “Blacks” were POW’s never slaves and only 5% of African slaves arrived in America.

[@ddayehunter]

Chavis or Chavez is also a common name in the Lumbee tribe-who are as a group very triracial. Lumbee as well as Saponi peoples from NC and VA were commonly classified as Croatan, and the Monacan tribe were often classified as Melungeon, all had some degree of tri-racially mixed raced folks and still do! Proud Saponi person from Granville Co., NC. Thank you for sharing your family and community history! From one NJ/NY born and raised triracially mixed race person to another!

[@Me2Lancer]

Thanks for your post. In the 1980s I worked for an oil field service company that did business in the Lafayette/Lake Charles area. One of my managers grew up in southwest Louisiana and called himself a Redbone. This was the first time I'd heard the term Redbone. I appreciate your insights on this topic.

[@pelqel9893]

Truly fascinating presentation! And I think you handled this material tastefully and with dignity. I had never come across anything about this community or its history before - thank you!

[@ronaldmarsh3589]

I’m a red bone. My daddy’s from port Arthur or Beaumont Tx. My mommas from Versailles KY and her dad is one of those mountain people. I have the teeth to prove it with the bump on the back of your skull. Growing up I was too white to be black or too black to be white. I was called all the things black people would call a white dude. Also I was called all the things whites folks would call a black guy. I had blonde hair growing up with green (not hazel) emerald green eyes. But my hair turned darker when I got older.

[@evelynzlon9492]

I'm a biracial person but from a young age I never did split hairs about race relations. I blamed whites for everything, including the hostility some blacks directed towards me. They say if you're unhappy with an employee's conduct, blame their supervisor. Whites run the country and the world. They are the overarching authorities which govern blacks' ethnic attitudes.

[@willielee]

I’m from Northern Louisiana, not a Redbone, but grew up with friends who were. Thanks for your research and enlightenment on another part of Louisiana history!

[@cvealjr3811]

Thank you for taking us in this discovery with you. In this process I am learning more about my ancestors and the mysteries, even DNA analysis, cannot clearly state as a Louisiana native. Look forward to future findings. Blessings 🙏🏾

[@JP-hj1il]

Because DNA corporations and their analysis are not scientific. Its dishonest and for entertainment use only. Please look up the human genome projects.

[@MarthaOprisko]

When you mentioned the older/oldest members of the Redbone community came from South Carolina, "my ears perked up" & I surmised your were talking about the Tri-Racial Isolates who came from particular areas along certain not easily accessed areas located on the eastern side of the Appalachian mountains somewhat near what became known as The Cumberland Gap. These quite isolated areas consisted of Blacks, Native Americans & White individuals who intermarried. This began occurring as far back as the first quarter of the 1700s. These groups continued up through the late 1800s; then, began dispersing around the turn of the 20th Century.

[@osimiri7111]

My family is Louisiana Creole/ Black, and I still didn’t know until today that Redbone was a community of people in Louisiana. “Redbone” to this day, and even Creole, are terms very associated with colorism in the Black community, so I understand the initial flag. My cousins who are Creole and I have had long conversations about how of course not all Creole people look or act a certain way! We have lots of different looks and don’t all treat (other, those of us that are Black) people badly. It is important to acknowledge the history of that in these groups, since its a very sensitive matter even now for some people in Louisiana. I appreciate, as a historian myself, your focus on the history of people as they were! Too many people try and frame us only in modern terms, but Creoles and Redbones should be able to preserve our history! Thanks for work ✨

[@keyfield8967]

hundreds of years of wm gRape caused this...

[@marielyons3022]

You are so correct. My family is from Southwest Louisiana. I identify as creole. I refuse for anyone to put me in a box. This is who i am. I love it flaws and all. This is me.

[@msbrickcity_900]

Louisiana ppl have a Creole culture nobody is walking around with Creole DNA Creole is a man made term by a French European man from Europe European ppl who came to America and too the Louisiana renamed themselves as German creole French Creole and when African ppl was brought here they where called African Creole according to DNA they are European ppl and they are African ppl nothing more when you take a DNA test like I did I have a Creole culture but my DNA is African with a bantu ethnicity 0 indigenous 0 Asian & 14 % European

[@lucycarlisle9120]

​@@msbrickcity_900 You seem to have a preoccupation with stripping people of their history & roots.

[@msbrickcity_900]

@@lucycarlisle9120 Iam from south Louisiana that's y I can comment when u take a DNA test it also will tell you that we have a Creole culture nothing more Iam still African with 14% European no indigenous no Asian and the term Creole is a man made word created by a European man just like black and white is also

[@unapologetically_me]

Thank you for telling us the history of this country that is too intricate to teach in general education classes in schools. Helps us to realize we are more interrelated than previously thought. God bless this great country, we are truly a melting pot!

[@nytn]

100%. Everyone is not only our neighbor, but our cousin. Imagine how that would change things for us here.

[@KLASSCULTURE]

I'm Creole... Grandfather from Alexandria LA near Rapides ... ⚜️

[@JosephMarquez-pj9dp]

The true definition is criollo meaning a Hispanic white born in the the so-called new world.

[@KLASSCULTURE]

@@JosephMarquez-pj9dp not for AFRICAN AMERICANS in AMERICA

[@cooper482011]

@@KLASSCULTURE Exactly! Outside groups have to realize that lineage and experience matter. Jim Crow laws had the finally say so, unfortunately.

[@KLASSCULTURE]

@@cooper482011 👌🏽

[@CoBaydoun]

@@JosephMarquez-pj9dp​​⁠this seems to be very different from the Creole we have in Louisiana.

[@sunnystwin2422]

Love the video. My own family was defined as mullato here in the east and one aunt told me we were red bones. So it’s interesting to hear this history.

[@monicawitherspoon6627]

I follow your channel because of similar Louisiana, TN, NY lineage. Great, educational content. ❤

[@nytn]

That is such a great mix ☺

[@shawnaduhon]

This is a lot of history in 15 mins! It helped me connect some mental, intuitive dots. Makes me want to research my family more.

[@nytn]

Im so glad! Its beautiful family stories

[@rrobinnyc11411]

I grew up hearing the term Redbone. But I had no idea what it meant. Thanks, Danielle, for your research.

[@brentwalker8596]

Thanks for adding to our knowledge of lesser known ethnic groups in early America. Keep up the good work.

[@lindsaydiscovers9842]

Your videos are fascinating. Thanks so much for all the time and effort you spend making them.

[@johannaleonard4448]

Danielle, I live in Louisiana and somehow this video popped up in my feed today. Well, after watching it, I went over to watch other videos. I really admire the academic and personal approach you are taking with this channel. You have a great blend of professionalism and audience engagement. I’ve always been fascinated by the various ethnicities and blendings in my home state. We are not a homogeneous group, except when it comes to good cooking and strong family ties, lol! Please keep making this content, as it is not something that is typically featured. I’m wondering if there is a book in your future…

[@mousiebrown1747]

Yes, please! You have the personality and passion of the true Scholar! ❤

[@dimple-d6656]

I agree with ur comment❤

[@MikeScott-ez7iw]

​@@mousiebrown1747 Fake 🤥 News

[@donnalynn7126]

You said it better than I could! :-)

[@shetarab4136]

I look forward to sitting down and watching/sharing your videos. Please keep going, I think you found something that inspires others on their own journeys. If KZbin is after you, you must be doing something right!

[@Emperesse444TarotDynasty]

I am a French Creole (dark skinned) and was reminded of that often by elders growing up in Louisiana, raised by what would be considered Red Bones or Hi Yellow of New Orleans/ Louisiana. We are American Indian (Not Native) that time line is relevant to a movement made in the 60’s. Big difference. The US census knows who we are and this is why the so called Black people identity has been altered do the the theft of land etc. You would be killed if you admitted your Indigenous Tribe . The copper colored Indian birth all skin tones. Before the French Indian wars our tribes practiced business and commerce with the fur trade already establishing mixed communities/ Empires with the other swarthy royal families exhaled from Germany with bloodlines from Israel/ Hebrew blood lines (see religious wars) Also connected are our Spanish & Italian cousins. Many of us chose to marry (lighter skin ) or white if we could pass and continue to lightening for exceptance and better opportunities. Color separated are bloodlines, place of living and schools. Pull up a yearbook in those times. You will see the color codes. Last name changes as well. Ex. Mr. Le Blanc became the surname White. I am excited for your journey to self. I started in 2002 with my Genealogy, and talking with my elders before their passing. I am in the early 1400’s with my findings of clans & tribes. No Man’s Land is the Indigenous land and ancient to my ancestors. Many are in New York by way of Ellis Island. I am my families genealogist, and it looks like you are too.😊 Just found your channel and think your Awesome 🤍 Spirit will always lead you to self.

[@naithom]

I am so glad you reposted this. My mother's family is replete with Melungeon families and it's interesting to see quite a few familiar surnames in the Redbone community.

[@pw3394]

I'm so encouraged by your tenacity &thankful your love of people groups period.I found it very interesting that two names that you shared in the the Redbone list of names were,Wright&Willis.My last name is Willis&I have relatives by marriage that are Wrights.I believe your work is valuable&I support you.KZbin should be thankful for insightful endeavors that are decent&common to so many others!

[@caroldickson4034]

I've been living in Louisiana for 30 years now, and this is the first time I've heard about the Redbone people. This is truly fascinating.

[@starkeyfarmstead]

Love this. As a KZbin channel from Louisiana I love when people deep dive into the diversity of my state and heritage. My father is a Redbone.

[@nytn]

Love this! I’ll check out your channel

[@hnb1113]

I recently found out that I have Redbone heritage on my paternal side through the Dial/Doyles, Bass, and Drake families. My Redbone ancestors settled in Bayou Chicot in St. Landry parish. I have a picture of Jesse Warren Dial/Doyle (b. 1810) who was a blacksmith. He looked like he was very tanned with black hair and light eyes. Thanks Danielle for continuing to share your journey and all that you're learning with us!

[@nytn]

Ohhh that St Landry history! I gotta get my cousin on here to talk about it. He is an absolute pro Creole genealogist (Alex Genealogy)

[@readyred13]

​@@nytnAlex from Beaumont? I'm related to him as well. I'm going to have to ask him about this. I'm glad I came across your video!

[@sandradee8880]

I wonder if they are mixed with native Americans. I read they was called red skin

[@nytn]

Yes, that's him! I was on the phone with him last night trying to schedule a time to get him on here. @@readyred13

[@dotmurphy7279]

Please don't let anything happen to the pictures. We're fortunate to have some of ours. If Elizabeth Warren had pictures she could have shut criticizing of her down.

[@BadlndsBob]

I find all of her conversations or lessons on this channel to be interesting, and do not see other folks discussing quite the same issues. Great!

[@kristina-insitu2523]

I appreciate you. I wish this country began without categories, classifications, and definitions so we could just be. But we know what happened to get us here. Keep up your search for truth as it has been an inspiration.

[@Maaracha]

That was to control the majority population. Yt folks aren't the major, they have been lying to hold to power

[@ktmac7610]

I’ve been coming to north Louisiana for 35 years from south Louisiana. Being from the south I usually just kept quiet because at first we were not welcomed, but as time went on we are now appreciated a little more because we( hunters from the south) bring tax dollars and help the towns up here. I have listened to these phrases for years and now with your videos I’m starting to understand my N La friends a little more. They aren’t as out going as we are down south, and don’t open up as much. If you go to S La, first thing they do is figure out how we’re related. Up here it’s different. I had sat on many afternoons listening to the stories and history of the ppl of N La and with your videos I’m putting things together and getting to know my states history a little better. Now I’m thinking about coming up to wander some of the places you talk about. I want to dig into the history of Natchitoches because one of my ancestors founded it. I e read books about the area and visited once to see the Christmas lights. Thanks for sparking my curiosity..

[@nytn]

Natchitoches history is INCREDIBLE.

[@tvp8501]

Please do a UT video on the history of Natchitoches. I would love to see it! Anything you think is fascinating, I will be fascinated to learn about.

[@nytn]

How have I not done this yet?! I'll 100% do this.

[@HughWells-i4q]

Sometimes the reserved personalities can be a bit overwhelming to the more extroverted people in South Louisiana. North Louisiana people sometimes treat each other with a bit of suspicion; like my late Mother always seemed to need to know where someone's family was from and who they were associated with. But in general she was friendly to people.

[@ktmac7610]

@@HughWells-i4q yes, I’ve described them as clannish. Not referring to racial stuff just kinda like I’ve seen Scot’s portrayed. I also have a feeling they were told a lot of bad stuff about the south and it just took some mingling to warm them up.

[@KickBack23]

East Texas Redbone here. Family came from South Carolina to Nacogdoches, now we reside in Longview Texas.. Perkins is our lineage

[@RStout59]

Having grown up in Oakdale and DeRidder your search brings back memories. Interestingly, Redbone was a very common term in Oakdale, but almost nonexistent in DeRidder only 30 miles away. Goins, Ware, Doyle were very common. My dad once had a hat, purchased in Elizabeth, which sported "Redbone Country". Haven't seen that hat anywhere else in my close to 65 years in Louisiana. Keep digging. History is important, although sometimes a bit hard to understand.

[@AJ-ks9ef]

This is content A & E and the History Channel could have covered, so I'm not sure why people had a problem with it and had it flagged. Thanks for doing the research, presenting, and re-posting this info. Fascinating! I think it's so interesting when people from prior generations were fair in their assessments (And I guess the fact that is surprising uncovers some of my own bias). The letter writer said (4:38) "Some of these people are as good citizens as anybody and some are rascally and treacherous, but you will find that among any people." I found myaelf nodding when that part was read. It's true. No one group of people are all good or all bad. Keep researching! So educational.

[@katherinenyberg7891]

This is fascinating history- thank you!

[@TRUTHTEACHER2007]

The term Red Igbo was coined in Jamaica. It described people of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria that's known to have a lot of individuals with a light brown, kind of yellowish complexion. It's not due to admixture but to genetic variation. An example would be the Nigerian rapper/singer Phyno: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYapi5qAaJeri5o From my experience the term is now used to describe people of African descent who are fair skinned, often with reddish or brownish hair and no longer associated exclusively with ethnic Igbos. Especially considering the fact that in this point in time one would be hard pressed to find anyone in Jamaica that's exclusively descended from only one African ethnic group.

[@mattpotter8725]

Thanks for this explanation, it helps a lot, and adds more context. I guess the question that leads on from this is are the people in Western Louisiana that were called Redbones the same as those that were the Red Igbo from Jamaica? If there were slaves being smuggled into the US after 1808 then I guess it's very possible, but I also guess there could be other explanations as well. Very interesting though so thanks for this.

[@nytn]

thank you so much! this must have been what I was thinking of

[@insearchofYAH]

It gets even more interesting considering that Igbo people are considered to be descendants (with documented dna evidence) of the biblical tribes of Israel.

[@TRUTHTEACHER2007]

@@insearchofYAH Please stop it. ✋️ I respect your right to your religion, but Igbos are not Hebrews. They have their own indigenous spiritual philisophy and traditions that have absolutely nothing to do with any Abrahamic religion. Some of my ancestors were Igbo, but I follow the tradition dirived from my Yoruba ancestors. I'm also of Jewish descent, so I know the differences. My African ancestors had and STILL have their iwn identities and spirituality that they fought hard to oreserve from the pressures of jihads, colinialusm, slavery and missionary coersions. All we ask is to be respected. We don't believe in converting others, please show us the same respect. Thank you.

[@TRUTHTEACHER2007]

@@mattpotter8725 ThatI'm not sure of. However, I do know that in Jamaica we don't have a simple black/white dichotomy. These terms are descriptive based on people's skin tones. For example I'm considered "brown". That's the term for lighter skinned people/mixed/bi-racial/multigenerational mixed people. Darker skinned people are "black". Very light skinned mixed people are called "red". Then we have "white" and "Jamaica white" which is a person who may look European, but they have some non European ancestry and or features. Then we have "coolies", people of East Indian descent. A mixed African and Indian would be called a "coolie ni&&er". It sounds horrible in the USA context, but it's not considered a slur, mostly because it's a description used in close social circles. We don't have state imposed boxes to check. Identification is social and informal. My brother is called a coolie ni&&er because he's much darker than me, but has loose curly hair and if it's short, he can brush it straight. He kind of looks like a Somali or Ethiopian. Some people though do take offense at attempts to racially classify people. For example, when my mom was a girl there were a lot of African Chinese mixed kids in her school. That's another common mix in Jamaica. There was an American educator visiting the school one day and when he saw all the mixed kids he called them "Chigroes". The teacher was highly offended and told him that this was Jamaica and we don't do that. There were no negroes or chigres in the school, only Jamaicans! Jamaica has a very complex racial history. It's not a paradise and we have our own issues, but nothing like what existed in the USA.

[@WillMinix]

Thanks for sharing! My Mother is from New Iberia and her parents settled in Port Arthur, Texas. It was widely believed in my family, that we had Native American blood on this side of my family, but after watching your video, with your research, I really believe you’ve found something. Thank You 🙏🏽

[@fathertime7923]

My grandparents lived in New Iberia. My mom was born in Hackberry. The family ended up in the Orange and Port Arthur area. My grandmother had a lot of Native American in her, and it showed. The family insinuated (not declared) that Redbone (a pejorative) was people with Native bloodlines. Red bone, as if red man, or native on the inside - bones.

[@GMAMEC]

A DNA test would help tremendously. The last time I checked, we found multiple connections from several continents, including America.

[@DMS75160]

I came across your channel in a general search. I've been genealogy research for about 20 years. About 15 years ago I came across a gentleman whose last name was GOINS. He told me during a general conversation that his people were called Redbones. He shared his life's stories with me. I wish I would have recorded the conversation.

[@nikab4563]

Congratulations on your 1st year on KZbin!!! You’ve made fantastic content! So happy I found your channel! This was a great and very informative video!!!! Awesome job! Thanks for all the research you are doing and sharing! Love your channel!

[@nytn]

Thank you so much!! I love having you here

[@oildalecommando]

Thank you so much for the time, thought, and effort put into your videos. I have always had a passion for knowledge of my family’s history, unlike my sisters, unfortunately. I immediately connected with your channel and appreciate the genuine care and respect you have for culture in your own quest. Recently, I have been following your channel daily. Growing up in California, I had no clue what the word Melungeon even meant. Although, my paternal grandparents would use it, occasionally, in an almost endearing way while growing up. As for my grandmother, her mother, father, and their immediate family are all listed on the Dawes Rolls as Cherokee, and she remained a Cherokee Nation member until passing. On my grandfather’s side, the earliest I have been able to trace the “Watts” last name back to is around 1800 in East Tennessee and Western parts of North Carolina. The other last names of my grandparents are Evans, Bell, and Givins. By the time you listed the most common Melungeon sur names, I was stunned for a good minute or so. As far as physical traits, I have the shovel teeth and have had a habit of running my tongue over the ridges since I was a kid. I also have the bump at the base of skull, just above my vertebrae. It is literally the only bump on my entire noggin, as I arrived into this word via caesarean delivery. The entire video seemed as if it were describing my family, even down to the wild differences in complexion that arise among siblings. Although, the physical traits may also be common in individuals with all kinds of different backgrounds, all of it, combined with the last names, has me so very intrigued. It has made me want to take an ancestry dna test, now, more than ever. Again, what you do is so awesome and inspiring to me! As I am nearing my 40’s, I encourage my kids and nephews/nieces to always ask as many questions about family stories as possible from their grandparents and great grandparents. I tell them that they are living history books, as far as knowledge about the history of our family. My sister-in-law’s mother, for example, grew up in Jamaica under British colonial rule the first twelve years of her life. I constantly have questions for her at family holidays and celebrations. It all super hits for me. Researching family history is definitely a passion of mine. Keep inspiring people to do their own research and continue telling your history and story! Much love, respect, and appreciation!

[@nytn]

We are kindred! I'll be 38 in a few weeks, and I realized it is time to start getting this figured out, preserved, and ready to pass on to the next generation. Thank you for being here with me, and if you have topic ideas, holler at me, I absolutely love the suggestions.

[@marilynnjefferson8525]

First time seeing your channel. Fascinating! I had never heard most of this. Keep up the research! I grew up in northeast Louisiana. Grandfather of Scots-Irish descent (whatever that means). They came through Appalachian area. Grandmother of French descent traced back to earliest settlers of French colony of Louisiana. Other side were grandparents who came from Sicily and were related. (My generation loved Jeff Foxworthy’s “If your family tree doesn’t branch…) 😂🤣 I’ll be looking for more of your posts.

[@latasha2270]

I've been researching my family history also. I started keeping up with my mom's side since I was 16, and I still have that paper. I would get to family gatherings and write down everyone's birthday, and if they had kids, their names and birthdays. I always let them write it down. My sisters and cousins would always make fun of me, but I didn't care. Come to fine out that both my mom's grandmothers were named Bessie, and one of my aunts is named Bessie. I have a couple of 4 inch binders with pages of names and birthdays, in a carry-on luggage suitcase. I love researching family history, and will turn it into a business. This is my first time seeing this channel, and I will continue to support it.

[@jenibaez444]

Thank you for digging into history and sharing , even though I grew up in Lafayette, I had not heard of Red Bones until a few years ago. I love hearing other peoples family history. I appreciate you digging in and sharing your discoveries. 🎉

[@juliemmadsen]

I always appreciate your source materials and how you consider the broader social influences & implications of different time periods. Hope you can stay on YT ❤

[@jdartdiva1]

I went to school in Texas with some Goins girls. They moved to Texas from Louisiana and looked white even though at that time, prior to schools being integrated, they lived in a black community. My family on both sides came from Louisiana so I find your channel fascinating!

[@robinbell7204]

SO interesting!! And your knowledge and presentation is amazing!! Thank you!!

[@constancew7]

I like your videos because they are well researched and you are not biased. All truth comes to light and them folks out there don't like it. Keep bringing it out Ms. Lady😊❤

[@Elke_KB]

Congratulations on 1 year!!!!! We can learn so much by discovering who our ancestors were and how and where they fit into the history we know. I feel like the Spanish & French history of America is skimmed over in general, but family history shows a lot of insight into the times. Keep up the great work. You inspire me. Maybe this is the year I will start my channel on our ancestoral political rebel rousers.

[@nytn]

Please do! And keep me posted

[@BADST41]

This is very important information. Thanks for sharing!

[@bevswright]

This is a very good video. You covered an enormously complex subject informatively and succinctly. Sending you a chart via p.m. of greatgrandparents, aunts, and uncles intermarried with these same families.

[@troysmith1273]

I truly appreciate all the work you have been putting in. One part of my family is from the Tennessee/Virginia border area. I have no idea why KZbin is trying to attack your presentations.

[@pattimessenger6214]

This subject is fascinating! Thank you for sharing!

[@padmasa]

Commenting to feed the algorithm and help this video spread like it deserves!

[@nytn]

Legend!

[@Danny-fs1hk]

Thank you for posting this video again! Love your content!

[@nytn]

My pleasure!

[@sankofacounseling7000]

TN Melungeon descendant here - I have Goins/Goings and Gibbs. Very curious to see if they criss cross. Thanks for you phenomenal work, Danielle Romero! “When we don’t know who we are, we act like someone else.”

[@nytn]

thank you for being here!!

[@casbornstudios]

I am a CASBORN from New Orleans ,this was so educational.. Appreciate your hard work and research ,most definitely a rabbit hole.

[@SuzaGotye]

I'd never heard of the Melungeon or Red Bone people before your video. I have heard of Creole and Mulatto marked as a M (mixed) or W white or B black in cesus records. A quick research of my own on the subject, literally just now, has shown me some abnormally beautiful people. I hope the U Tube stays out of your business! xxxxxx

[@k-dwanks2481]

Melungeon, redbone, creole, mulatto, all mean the same thing mixed race It's not ethnicity but since america likes dividing people that can creat whatever, that only works in America

[@babyboy562]

@@k-dwanks2481big facts or a way to separate them from our people aka divide and conquer we are all the he same Tribe Copper colored Aborigine Americans. It’s funny how Albion’s don’t realize that our people come in all shades and phenotypes. Some of our peoples passed as whites aka pink aka Albion. Most so called “whites” have aborigine blood which they hid especially in the South hence the different titles Mulatto Cajun Creole Redbone Yellowbone Black Irish Black Dutch Black Portuguese Mestizo Zambo Indian aka descendants of Aborigine Americans 💪🏾🏹🪶✊🏾🗿

[@moodyringtarotllc1624]

​@@k-dwanks2481Exactly, and then they're wondering why this video could be flagged as "problematic"! 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@1ACL]

I don't see any problem with people wanting to learn about their heritage and ancestry. African, European, Indigenous, and all the differences within those places, and all the ways people mixed it up here. It's fascinating and wonderful and not at all problematic.

[@k-dwanks2481]

@@1ACL everyone is mixed up , if you think about it It's already fascinating The problem here is... You don't lump different races together to creat another thing Even if a person is mixed , their identity goes paternal They bear their fathers surname and so belong to his race , ethnicity etc Everyone knows they're mixed And in some countries if he isn't married to the mom , the identity is determined maternally There are mixed people everywhere in the world, only Americans do not understand that logic How do you creat an identity of from , people who are mixed to form a narrative? They ain't even related , so how does the idea work ? Ok Jessica alba's kids pass as white, including Mariah Carey and Quincy Jones daughter.... oh we creat a community out of that! Tiger wood and his kids and Jessica alba's husband pass as Melungeon Oh we creat a Melungeon heritage Redbone Yellowbone Creole Mulatto etc They're all mixed , not related That's the problem

[@tjneugent2567]

My grandfather came from Mississippi Tennessee area [1850 years] and lived in no man’s land. Add Anders to your list. lol. Daddy had an Irish accent and blonde, blue eyes, was born in 1882. My niece [who happens to be 30 years older than me and my sisters] traced Grandfather Anders to his father and his wife who was Indian [no information about her. I was born in 1951 and growing up, people didn’t travel very much and ‘new comers’ were held at arms length for at least 50 years or more! Sounds crazy but true. I realized early on that who YOU are is what matters, not who or what came before. God bless you ,baby girl, ……Tommie Anders Neugent

[@jennc0945]

I love the work you're doing. I'm biracial - my mother is white, my father was black.I identify as black since that's the community I grew up in and most accepted me - but there's always the question of "what are you?" Your work is giving me a lot of new perspectives and insights. Thank you!

[@nytn]

There is so much nuance to our history here. I cant wait to see where it takes us all

[@evelynzlon9492]

I'm a biracial female but my dad is white and I'm phenotypically black. Plus my dad is very affluent but my less privileged black mother raised me. I'm very similar to the biracial people who were not free at all but slaves in the antebellum South. My great-great-great grandpa was Otto von Bismarck. I kid you not when I tell you he's a vampire who's still alive and communicative. For the reasons listed in the previous paragraph, my rights in American society hinge on the Civil Rights Movement. Bismarck explained to me that I'm in bad shape in this regard. In one of his speeches, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr decreed that blacks' love for our oppressors should be primarily impersonal and "spiritual" in nature, as opposed to emotional or erotic. This stipulation violates my sanctity as a female, because I'm instinctively mainly attracted to guys like my dad who is white. And herein also lies the difference between men and women. The black children of white women were free if somewhat marginalized all along in America. Physically even, females tend to expend energy at a gradual and even pace. Men are more one-shot deal types, which is why Bismarck helped me build a case to rip America a new a**hole front to back. End of story.

[@evelynzlon9492]

In case you're wondering, Dr. King's subtle yet targeted discrimination against unassimilable biracial people serves a practical economic purpose. A) It's disproportionately detrimental to scholarly blacks, which inhibits King's purported mission of "black progress". And b) it helps to discourage racial integration in a fundamental way. I'm afraid Dr. King was a liar and a hypocrite all the way, and his campaign was riddled with ulterior motives. I have a B.A. in Economics, so I can explain chapter and verse exactly what those ulterior motives ARE. Long story short, the wealth inequality between blacks and whites hasn't narrowed since 1964. It has instead widened exponentially. Also, racial discrimination indeed tends to be weighted against highly educated blacks.

[@evelynzlon9492]

Eerily enough, another relative of mine in Bismarck's lineage wrote several books threatening to overthrow America and England by military force. He published his first book circa 1911. As it turns out, America formally abolished the practice of interracial wm/bf "concubinage" in the exact same year. He made no mention of the potential for these restrictive ordinances against biracial females of my ilk to snowball into atrocities down the line. He avoided discussing the topic at all. In fact he was a brazen white supremacist, which would indicate that this was the LEAST of his concerns. But then Bismarck personally followed up by providing me with a compelling reason to fulfill these bellicose recommendations. It is in fact an absolute necessity.

[@evelynzlon9492]

Also, Dr. King categorized his eroticism edict as one of his "moral and spiritual principles". He did so on behalf of the slaveholder-founded church he represented, no matter what line of bull he spewed to the contrary. Infancy precedes moral development. To sabotage someone's moral authority, you must nip it in the bud during infancy. The people who need to be deposed are chronologically adults, but they still retain certs infantile tendencies their whole lives. In the interests of defense, it's important to snatch this from them. The fact that King's edict is pointedly violent towards unassimilable biracial people lends itself to this form of attack. On a rudimentary biological level, this policy denotes a lack of self-respect on whites' part. Ergo they ASKED to have their infancy seized from them. And it's more efficacious to do so, because they've already cooperated to some degree.

[@unchainyourself1729]

Why did KZbin flag you in this video when this video is pure knowledge! That can unite humanity by knowing they are interconnected! Your content needs to be heard!!!! Soo many people are struggling with identity!

[@waskyhenry6306]

Great 👍 point 💯. It's amazing and troublesome how U-tube flags some channels and most of the vile contents are left untouched.

[@robyn9617]

Fascinating how cool that you got to do this personal historical study

[@JulianaAndersson]

You have such a fascinating heritage and I absolutely LOVE a your channel content!!! Challenging the narratives!! Just like your ancestors!!

[@nytn]

We are in this together!

[@JulianaAndersson]

@@nytn we are now 'more than friends'! I love this project of exploring 'American' ancestry and experiences...details matter... and so many details get lost (or are purposely hidden) thru time..

[@nytn]

Oh how great! Thank you. xo

[@HarperPolo]

Wow I can't believe KZbin pulled this video, well messed with the audio and such. You didn't do anything against the terms and only gave an overview of a regional history. I enjoyed the video. Keep up the great search.

[@louismorris7953]

Hello I just stumbled across your channel. My granny is from Vernon Parish and lived in the small town of Pitkin. My granny was a Thompson but we are kin to the Perkins. I was to young to realize that I needed to discuss our history with her. I was the youngest grandchild. It would be nice to collaborate with you sometime. I did go to school in Pitkin for a short period of time. From what I can remember my granny's brothers and sisters were either white, Redbone and Cherokee Indian. Glad I found your channel. Thank you!

[@mattthompson2626]

We're probably related. I'm a Thompson. My Great grandmother was a Perkins. My daddy's side is from Pitkin

[@louismorris7953]

@@mattthompson2626 how can I get your number so we can talk. Not sure how to get you mine. I don't have FB or any social media

[@Auntiefeff]

Oh how fascinating! My daughter is Acadian, last name Landry, with the Acadians being the ancestors of the Cajuns, and both groups being strong hard workers and still surviving today from original family settlers, and original names I just had to check and see where we original Canadian Acadians ( Nova Scotia arriving 1640 the Landry’s did) and we are fortunate enough to be able to follow the family line from then until now, I just had to see where we are in the Red Boned part of history. …..well imagine my surprise of not knowing! Looks like we were in from the beginning! Wowzers! Not only did your research and me stumbling upon you educate me…BUT! Looks like we can now say “ Hi Cuz!” …..OMG! This is one very important you tube channel for so many! Who would have known that me in my (very cliche but true lol ) little log cabin in the woods of New Brunswick Canada 🇨🇦 would find roots to you! The next time the Cajuns and Louisiana come on up for the Acadian Roots Family Reunions (which does happen and they are Massive! ) know that you more than probably have family here. Oh, and are we French? Certainly are. All Acadians are French not all French are Acadians ;) The French when they arrived here mingled and mixed with our Micmac friends. Without them they wouldn’t have survived. So when we landed in Louisiana we already brought with us a mix of French and Indian and Scottish. Keep it up girl! What a wealth of knowledge you are learning about and sharing with us. Big hugs!

[@mauallison7755]

For some time now I’ve been seeing Landry’s and others from Louisiana in my mothers autosomal matches, lots of them. Our Causeys came from Eastern NC and then headed south, first to Stewart County, GA, some continued to Louisiana. They mixed with Nash. I have a copper-skinned cousin with that last name. I also descend from Drake’s in other lines on both sides of the fam. My fathers side took root in SC and on down to Florida and everywhere in between. The Landry’s befuddled me for a good bit.

[@stephenfisher3721]

I am confused why you say "your daughter". At first, I thought she was adopted but then you seem to be speaking of your own ancestry.

[@Auntiefeff]

@@stephenfisher3721 My daughter’s father and family are the Acadian Landrys. ;) Me? Direct descendant to William Brewster. Mayflower Spiritual Leader. Colonist. Yeah…she has a conflicting history lol lol. One grandfather arrived from France and the other Grandfather deported them. Her given names reflect all sides of her heritage. Her French, Her British, and her Acadian.

[@Auntiefeff]

I have done a great amount of research on my end here in order to educate my own daughter as well as others I know. I trip around the 3 Maritime provinces in Forts, like Grand Pre NS, Port Royal, Annapolis Royal, etc. My family also landed on the shores of NS as I stated, and were the The Planters. Great history there too.

[@Auntiefeff]

@@mauallison7755 The Landry’s arrived from France early 1600’s. In Grand Pre Nova Scotia. When the expulsion of 1755 happened, some made their way to Louisiana and began there and others remained behind here in the woods with our Indigenous friends and made Memramcook New Brunswick their new home. All 4 Atlantic provinces have a great Acadian history and population. With Landry’s, Melanson’s, Doucette’s, Thibodeau’s, LeBlanc’s, Michaud’s, Boucher’s, Richard’s, Arsenault’s just to name a few lol. Our history here in the Maritimes part of Canada is the oldest there is. It all began with Nova Scotia so the wealth of information is fantastic! As are all the preserved Forts to go see.

[@williamrooth]

60 years ago when I lived in Lafayette as a young boy, I had a teacher who was a very patriotic Louisianian! She was adamant about the No Man's Land between Louisiana and Texas, but I couldn't find anything more in the school library. She was from that area, but her last name was Corn which was her married name. She said that the area was thick with outlaws and that they were a group who banded together as privateers, not unlike the pirates did in Jamaica. She said that they had their own common law and justice system which no law enforcement or military group dared to challenge back in the early 1800's. Your presentation is the first I have seen which had the courage to discuss this topic since she did it back in 1965. Thank-you for your research. From what i learned back then, you are spot on, lady!

[@festussmom6364]

I grew up in Singer Louisiana and there are many of these last names in the community of Barehead. There was a battle of Barehead creek re-inactment that was annually done…I went to school with many of the people whose last names you mentioned… 💋🧚🏻‍♀️❤️🇺🇸

[@danielmasters5484]

A remarkable story. Thank you!

[@25oxendine]

I think most of our "Native American" tribes in NC, Va., and SC are Melungeon. When genealogical DNA started becoming very popular about 10 years ago, I saw a LOT of self-assured Native Americans looking to discover how much "Indian" they had in their blood who were disappointed to find that they were part African instead. It was not just the Lumbee, but Haliwa, Occaneechi, Chickahominy, Cheraw, etc...

[@mousiebrown1747]

Native American tribes were noted for being unimpressed by “racism.” Racist beliefs apparently just did not exist.

[@Call_Me_WAM]

With digging and research, it's quite evident that the indigenous Americans were stripped of their identity and given new ones. Titles like colored, black, mulatto, and negro were then used, and the term native american was handed to foreigners, or mixed Indigenous people who sold their own people out for power. I can find no evidence of my family ever being slaves from Africa. I've been able to trace my family's records to the 1830s. I see in the census' the race was listed as any of the respectively mentioned names despite being the same people, different year census, or even siblings. One sibling would be listed as black while the others were mulatto.

[@FreespiritRbelle]

​@@Call_Me_WAMYes true...mine too. Maternal side Caribbean Most were either of the Americas or from Europe. The swarthy Europeans. Any African in my family were free and came by way of a plane like my dad a Nigerian. The funny thing is many people have no idea that the African American today we're once referred to as Indian and the modern names are applications of sociopolitical construct terms. The admixture of the red bones is the same sociopolitical construct to seperate the families and people. Many relatives disowned that are as dark as myself and classified as black African American negro colored. I stopped playing that game once I became aware of truth.

[@Call_Me_WAM]

@@FreespiritRbelle I also have Carribean roots, as my grandmother was Jamaican Welsh. We still have plenty of family in Wales. Thank you so much for the response, very refreshing to meet others who know what's up! 🙏🏼

[@alejohernandez75]

It's hilarious when people get their DNA results and are so disappointed in themselves.

[@willbass382]

Keep up the good work. I’m born and raised near Rapides and Vernon parish line. Thompson, Doyle, Johnson, Cloud, Sweat, Perkins and Bass.

[@helloxonsfan]

*This is the kind of channel that's needed & appreciated on this site....!!!* *... Insightful... enjoyable... irreplaceable...!!! I love it...!!!* ❤ ❤ ❤

[@panamasrose]

Just woke up. Watching this right away. Looking forward to it.

[@nytn]

So glad to have you!

[@EricaaJames]

Hi I’m from Lake Charles, LA. You mentioned (2) last names, James (on my dads side) & Perkins (on my mothers side). I’m eager to learn more! I grew up with the term Redbone used a lot. Wow, you bring back memories.