Why the Redbones Live in Louisiana

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[@MULTIGENERATIONAL_MULATTO]

MUCH RESPECT TO YOU FOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION FORWARD, FAM! MUHLATT0S ARE THE FUTURE GLOBAL MAJORITY AND FASTEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE U.S.

[@bluetinsel7099]

In other text “Mulatto or mulatto” would be from African or Egro(with an N on front) mixed with Spanish or Portuguese. Here are the oldest known meanings: “1590s, "one who is the offspring of a European and a black African," from Spanish or Portuguese mulato "of mixed breed," literally "young mule," from mulo "mule," from Latin mulus (fem. mula) "mule" (see mule (n.1)); possibly in reference to hybrid origin of mules (compare Greek hēmi-onos "a mule," literally "a half-ass;" as an adjective, "one of mixed race"). As an adjective from 1670s. Fem. mulatta is attested from 1620s; mulattress from 1805.” “Old English had sunderboren "born of disparate parents." also from 1590s”

[@jorgeo4483]

As I told you they left Virginia because this is a colonialist, slaver and racist State of britanic origin and were trying to go to Texas or other States from the Spanish Empire were they knew they were treated completely different by the Spanish community. Mulato in spanish means an hybrid between black and white and this term was employed by the creoles in America like many others. The multitude of mixtures and remixes resulted in different names (Americanisms) throughout the Spanish Empire. The Spanish Crown and Church took matters into their own hands by commissioning artists to create so-called caste paintings, in which families appeared representing common colors and names, so that people saw themselves represented. These paintings used to appear in public places with mixtures between whites, Indians and blacks as well as derivatives of these with the three groups and their function was to remind everyone that for God there are no colors, only faith mattered. A criollo (creole) in the Spanish Empire was any white person not born in the metropolis. The term probably came from French to English and you don't use it well. Louisiana went through two Spanish periods before Napoleon invaded Spain, a strip linking Florida remained Spanish for much longer and there were several limits on the agreements with the USA that were not well established, this assured Napoleon that the British would have problems with him from then on the entrance to the Mississippi between the French, the Spanish and the former colonies. One question: Have you suffered from Bell syndrome or another type of facial paralysis?

[@donblack1571]

So many of ya'll look mixed with Filipino.

[@bluetinsel7099]

@@donblack1571 Many were if you know of Tatiana Seijas, she goes over why in her book on Asians in Mexico.

[@danaguillorysam1180]

I grew up in Opelousas. When traveling westward, I’ve noticed a community or town named “Creole” around the Lake Charles area. Thank you for shedding light on this fascinating history.

[@nytn]

I need to find out more about that! I bet we are kin either way, I have so many Guillory cousins

[@donduchiee6923]

I’m from Opelousas!! And I want a “redbone” or “high yellow” spouse 🤭

[@Saveyourbs]

🙋🏾‍♂️Lake Charles native here

[@Kat_Beezy]

My Dad was front Lake Charles

[@Kat_Beezy]

My Aunt (Uncle’s wife) is from Opelousas

[@RbNetEngr]

Hey Danielle, this was another interesting video to expand on your Redbone heritage. It's hard to imagine how strong they needed to be in order to endure the endless discrimination. I don't think that any of us living today could imagine being told to leave where you live because "You don't belong here." So imagine having to travel to an area known as "no man's land" to establish a home! Your production touches are really raising the quality and professionalism of your videos. Nice work! By the way, I received my awesome 15 oz NYTN mug and am drinking my morning coffee with it. It's very nice.

[@nytn]

I’m happy that the video is making you think about what it was like for our ancestors. And I have my mug with me right now! It's officially warm drink season :)

[@chloemartel9927]

Love all these stories about your family and heritage.

[@nytn]

Glad you like them!

[@MULTIGENERATIONAL_MULATTO]

AS A MELUNGEON I THANK YOU FOR THIS POWERFUL INFORMATION!

[@philamoureux675]

My Dad was called " High Yellow", and My Favorite "Light Bright, and Damn near White".

[@kingalpha4203]

These terms aren’t funny growing up

[@erinjd5687]

Light Bright was my high school nickname. Being Black and also albino has its pros and cons 😂

[@TheOracle4444]

I was called Little Red my whole life. All my kiddos have green eyes & sandy red hair.

[@youngbenfranksinatra]

Its truee tho The trump ancestors was R....a..p.... Ing them black women​@@kingalpha4203

[@kar5431]

I was called all those growing up. I use to hear "Gray Boy" also. Didnt reallly care tho, When me and my friends hade roast sessions my light skin was attacked.

[@amb7412]

Thank you for doing this video! As always I learned so much, I can't imagine being told to leave my familar hometown and forced to start over or become enslaved! What a hateful world our ancestors lived in and Navgiated. This proves the perseverance of your ancestors to endure, so that you are here to discover their stories and to share them. The shirt that you are wearing arrived a few days ago and I wore it this week. I got so many positive comments about. I shared your channel too!

[@nytn]

Aw you are too good to me! Im glad to see you. Happy November

[@gelsilicawalker3835]

Thank you for keeping us informed on our lost past History as DNA does it's exposure.

[@dagnolia6004]

this was fascinating. also, new to me, because unlike a lot of previous vids, my heritage doesn't overlap here. keep on being ALL that you are!

[@nytn]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you're learning with me!

[@casbornstudios]

From New Orleans,Uptown area, I'm learning my real origins from you TY

[@nytn]

That's awesome!

[@casbornstudios]

@nytn prolific

[@coppercoloredlibra]

My family has that same story on one line on how they got to Louisiana and it’s a lot of Redbones in my family.

[@reynaldomadridi7238]

Just discovered your channel! Love your channel and the content!

[@nytn]

So glad you are here!☺️☺️❤️

[@gazoontight]

Another fascinating video. Please keep working.

[@nytn]

Thank you so much!

[@felicidadthompson6916]

This DNA study is mind-blowing. We may be cousins. Chavez and Goins, goings in family. Check Brooks, Manly, Manley and House. They left Virginia to North Carolina first. Whites could not handle families successful with a mixture of indian, african, white, spanish and asian. They still can't deal with it. Keep digging. I follow your lead. Thank you so much.

[@fbennett6656]

Hi I might be related also. On my mother's side I have Chavez ancestry. My sister started the looking into our history at the library she works at. I told her I had heard a conversation at a family reunion to the effect that our family had never been slaves but after our Indentured period was over, we were free. And in fact we are listed in the 1630 as free people of color. Imagine my surprise to find out that there might some truth to this old family tale.

[@felicidadthompson6916]

@@fbennett6656 thanks for contact. will email later. we must talk. stay safe.

[@habibahq4272]

Me, too! Goins, Chavis in Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana. Brass ankle, redbone, and melugeon.

[@Rebecca-le9hn]

FYI , I taught a genealogy class and one of the participant's family surname was "Goins." I collect many things and I had a funeral program for a man with that surname. It is not a common name. After doing a little research I found out that he was from the settlement mentioned in the web site below, it is a very interesting story. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Montgomery

[@redpillneonmatrizwoke]

My Mothers Mother is Chavez, Chavous. My Great Greats were born in Canada Migrated To N.O and Ohio. I can go back to 1800's. The spelling of the last name was spelled differently. The were free men & women owned property rented out to others and shows relatives from Germany.

[@ADyani6]

Wow! I am sooooo happy you did this. As a genealogist, Ive been working on a similar project to explore the connection between these ethnic groups.

[@nytn]

So happy you're here!

[@BobbieAtwood-bk7py]

You have history to look back on. I also was born in Louisiana, but in the center, Alexandria. You have Cajun Creole, Redbone, etc. but my family doesn’t seem to have any ethnic background at all. To me it’s sad that I can’t identify with any group. My family moved to Texas when I was five years old and only after we were grown with children did any of my five sisters leave Texas. I’m still here but no longer in Houston. So with myself and my five sisters we don’t know what to say when asked about our heritage/history/race😢 I wish you the very best of luck finding everything you are looking for🤗❤️❤️

[@Joy-eh7le]

Wow, this is a great video and good information.

[@Ponto-zv9vf]

When I was a kid in my city in Australia, I went into the Reference Library and found a book, a short book, on various mixed race people in the USA. The Melungeons, the Lumbees, the Redbones and people called Turks. It was said the Redbones walked in a single file, something like the Sand people in Star Wars.

[@EllisRose-s8x]

"... (Y)ou see how much power laws have over the future." That is a very profound observation! And very pertinent to what is happening in our country today.

[@isabt4]

Yes! Ugh! 🤢🤬

[@floydrichard9590]

Good content keep it coming

[@trenae77]

Fun fact - while I’m not connected with any of these families, I CAN answer why my mom’s Scottish Junkins ancestor came to America. He was a prisoner of war shipped here as an indentured servant at Oliver Cromwell’s order.

[@thumbstruck]

All humans are mixed. An older Norwegian lady told me that because the Finns were invited to a festival it couldn't be called "Scandinavian" - but "Nordic". I told her that Swedes and Norwegians have Finnish and Sami ancestry, that makes us different from the Germans. She agreed. We're all part of the "cousinhood of humanity" - 1) always listen to Mom, 2) keep the good recipes, 3) say "please" and "thanks".

[@LaMariposaSedosa]

When I first heard about the Sami and their phenotypes long ago, which is different from today. They looked like or are also descended from Inuit/Asian/Indigenous American looking people. That, along with the possible migration routes and even clothing and shelter, is similar to Indigenous Americans. I find it so interesting.

[@thumbstruck]

@@LaMariposaSedosa Ever wonder why potstickers, pierogies,, dumplings in general look similar? - we share grandmothers' grandmothers' grandmothers' grandmothers......

[@2neetoon]

Your opinion would come in handy in certain circles even today, do you give it? I guess it's more comfortable giving it here, no need taking a stand or anything.

[@2neetoon]

@@thumbstruck what I already said was worthwhile. Just ignore my comment like you ignored its meaning.

[@hlee5238]

​@@LaMariposaSedosa because sami people been in the America's aja Germanic Russia gypsy spain turk jew they are the same people they is Asian minor and the America's is the true Asian major

[@dawnyoung8]

I’m so glad you did this !

[@Saveyourbs]

Lake Charles, La native here. Yeah I’ve been hearing the words redbone, yella bone, passé blanc my whole life. Glad to hear some history behind it. Great video.

[@tania0070]

"Be kind to me - we might be related"

[@nytn]

wooooo this is happening! love it 👏🏼👏🏼

[@amb7412]

Great title for a t-shirt!

[@RhondaRachel2003]

I love this one too

[@AustinB.3322]

It is nice hanging out this way.

[@morganmunsey2815]

I've been following your channel for a while now, and I really enjoy it! I never imagined we might have any family ties, especially since my roots are in Virginia, but I also have a triracial heritage. I noticed you have connections to Southampton County, VA. The last name Brown appears in my family tree, along with Ridley, which is associated with Melungeon heritage in Virginia. I've been researching my family from Southampton County since I was a kid, and now, 34 years later, I'm still at it! I find this all quite fascinating. There's a group of us looking into our connections in this county, and with around 10,000 people, it seems like everyone is somehow related. So, I’m going to call you cousin! Also, Elizabeth County is in Hampton, VA today, which I believe is the oldest English-speaking city in the U.S., dating back to 1609. It’s also where the first Angolans arrived in 1619, not Jamestown, but Hampton or Old Port Comfort part of the city which was Ft Monroe. If you have Bantu or Angolian in your history you might be part of these first Portuguese slave ships that came to VA.

[@nytn]

Wow, I need to do more research on Southampton County! I never considered looking out that way and was truly surprised to find ancestors from the East coast.

[@drewncarolina6381]

Great video! I believe you're correct in the Melungeon connection. Remember some Cherokee also hid in the Appalachians rather than relocating during their time of forced removal. I know much of my family settled in and around the mountains just to be separate from the English. Many were German, Scottish and Irish and were othered by the English back then. The other side of my family is quite diverse. They still today simply say they're Greek to explain their darker complexions. It's also been a real challenge to dig through the data to find out some of their heritage. I'm sure for good reasons. Thank you for talking about this.

[@PrinceBenJudah]

You forgot about the Sephardic Jews, and the Moors. It’s all well documented. There were never any English people in those mountains. Also, some Germans yes Scott and Irish, some but many Scotts and Irish🍀 people were in Montserrat You would know them by the name, Jakobites. Melungeons have native American DNA. Some cases can be from multiple tribes Jewish DNA from Spain Portugal, some even from Franceand Moorish dna. You have to remember that the people hid in those mountains because they were fleeing the inquisition originally they had set up different trade routes, different plantations, the sugar plantations and the sugar trade routes, and when the British came to destroy those trade routes and in slave, those people and capture or kill them some of them hid this particular community Stayed others had to go as far as Mexico just mixed the color and became a different group of people whoever they decided to be.

[@marshajacoway3046]

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[@mxvega1097]

Another great reflection Danielle. I discovered looking into my Scots and Northern Irish ancestors that one of my conceptions of people and place was quite inaccurate - they were not two branches of a family separated by a sea, they were more of a flow of people, and the sea was a highway. They both got kicked out by power and law: from Scotland by backing a Jacobite rising, and the other by land disputes. The legal and tax drivers of "race" assertion by the state in the US are fascinating. In the old UK, esp after the Act of Union, and in France re the Huguenots, the main distinction seemed to be religion. All states and empires have a tendency to classify and distinguish citizens and subjects, but in the US the classification seemed to take on a special mania untrammeled by common law or social inertia. In places like Virginia, there was a radical newness to asserting power, law, tax authority and property rights in the new Commonwealth. That seems to have driven a lot of hardening of the concept and nature of race classifications - and consequences. That then drove people's behaviors - fit in, pass, adapt, or leave. Law becomes a myriad personal choices which then become social aggregates. It's a great story worth telling - thank you again. I missed my onramp with the other point - the Redbone connection is entirely understandable as a flow of people, as people do move, like the Ulster-Scotland flows. People are not plants, in spite of many vegetal metaphors about people and place!

[@deeyou7264]

very informative, btw you are gorgeous !

[@m.s9146]

Fascinating research. I love your hair. I was married to a Greek and spent many summers in the Péloponnèse. You could easily be Greek or one of the Italian tourists who visit in mass during summer. I was often taken for Italian and I’m a couple of shades darker than you. My Heritage found relatives in Louisiana, now I must wonder what is going on.

[@nytn]

I get that a lot! I was surprised to find as much Greek as I had on my last update. Id love to learn more about it. I think it's from my mom's biological dad

[@Ponto-zv9vf]

I mean no offense to you. People that tell you that you are Italian looking are just being polite. I was born in Europe and frankly the presenter does not look Italian despite her Campanian ancestry. And she doesn't look European at all, she looks ambiguous. Was your ex Greek or Cypiot or from the Pontus of Turkey. There are a lot of "Greeks" who are not Greek and a lot of "Italians" that are not Italian.

[@nytn]

@@Ponto-zv9vf that's interesting to hear! I get this 50/50. Half the time people on comments tell me I look quintessentially southern italian and the other half of the time they tell me I dont look european at all. According to my ever-changing DNA results, Im about 70% Italian

[@DJRenee]

You look Creole to me and you favor a lot of the Italians I grew up with in Baton Rouge. ​@@nytn

[@aishashiddat1038]

This is educating me about my own heritage. Thanks for sharing this

[@wilbursmith8615]

When my Father died in 1986, meeting family from down south was liberating. I’m a light skinned brother who’s ancestors are from everywhere. America is Truly a Melting Pot. I’m sorry but embrace it, I have. And wouldn’t change a thing… Much Love & Peace❤

[@alvinjohnson2402]

To Danielle, my dear, love is embracing all that you are! I'm from Louisiana. My family roots are deep in St.John and the Baton Rouge area. My heritage is African, Irish from my dad and, Cherokee, African, and Scandinavian from my Mom! my confusion as my siblings were all my aunts and uncles were of different looks (all 15) My grandmother was African /Cherokee. We never knew our grandfather or great-grandfather, because she never, ever talked about them. And you never, ever question "Nana" it was the way our culture was back then. My DNA test revealed so much that we are still finding long-lost relatives. Even now I found "Scandivaian relatives" and I'm betting they never knew they had "immediate ethnic relatives"

[@senikau78]

I love learning and listening to pat history of early blacks!!!

[@rroadmap]

I love your shirt! My daughter is a teacher and about your age. She was telling me tonight about her para telling the kids that the teachers were born in the 1900s and the kids freaking out. She thought it was so funny. So I had to jump right over to your merch and order this for her. 😂

[@nytn]

This made me laugh out loud 😅😅😅😅

[@CreoleChief100]

In Louisiana we usually get called high yellow. For men sometimes we get called red but redbone is usually what they call Women

[@richardwilliamswilliams]

Good morning neighbor lady. Hope you have a great weekend!!😊😊

[@DaRealGody]

You might want to look into huegenot history for creol, sephardics etc

[@KeseSoprano]

💯

[@kingalpha4203]

Such a smart comment!!!! All her answer lay in these two groups which became one.

[@nytn]

thank you, this is something I am not really well read on

[@kingalpha4203]

@ I’m extremely surprise because you look for hidden truth. All of your answers live right there you will learn exactly who you are where you come from and why there’s so much hidden history. You feel back one layer but there’s another layer and within that layer is all the answers. Spanish, Inquisition, Portuguese and Spanish conquistadors, Sephardic, Jewish people of all colors, the Catholic Church pursuing them, Saint Augustine and the native Americans from New York to the Caribbean Colombia, Brazil, Louisiana, Texas, and Mexico. You will find their names their presence, and every other thing you need to know if you truly want to know more, I will refer you either to a book or a great KZbin page that spins All of his time, at least over the last seven years documenting this information. By the way, I’m also your cousin Dani 5th cousin also.

[@rodneyoneal8428]

Thank you so much young lady for everything you are doing you and your family be bless and stay safe.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@EyeOfTheWatcher]

My family lived in south Virginia and eastern North Carolina dating back to beginning of enslavement trade. Never heard the term redbone used in the area by the local black population and the skin tone of black people range from white to lack. Now granted the particular areas that my family was in was populated by free isolated black communities, USCT veterans, and those that escape slavery living in the Dismal Swamp. In some of these black communities they had white people living in them and they had relationships with black people. One of my ancestor wrote a book about his time being enslaved, how he got his freedom, and him trying to purchase his children from slavery. His 1st wife was sold right in front of him and my connection to him comes from his second wife and their offspring. Slave Narrative: Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, there are two editions: the USA version of the England. The USA version is edited and often times usa version of enslaved people narrative was censored in some fashion. There is also a reprint of the England version called Ancestor's Call with an introduction from one of my cousins.

[@kimmy8218]

My 88 year old mother is from North Carolina, she told us they had towns with only light skinned black people. My grandmother could pass for white and was disowned by her family for dating my grandfather, a dark skinned man.I went to a family reunion in NC with my mother 95 percent of the black people were light skin. My mother white relatives came to the reunion. Some ofmy nieces look like my nc relatives, some are light skinned with light eye. A couple of my nieces are light brown skin with bone straight hair. You never know what you will look like when you are mixed race. I have a caramel complexion, my son is very light skinned,milky white, his daughter is my complexion with sharp features. Again you never know what you will look like mixed race. The problem in US is because of racism white people in particular do not like to talk about race. I have met many people who were mixed race passing for white, but as black people we know that they are not. Even with someone like Mariah Carey, when I first looked at her with her natural hair texture and makeup free face, it obvious that she is mixed race, same with Jennifer Lopez, she tried to turn herself into white woman by slimming down her body shape, straighting and lighting her hair abd and makeup. The white public still does not except her as one of them

[@azborderlands]

MANY of those Creole and Malungeon Surnames are actually Spanish/Mexican. My entire life everyone says they’re strictly French. That can’t be the case when the Mexican born Spanish Criollos and the Thaxcalan explored the northern regions of Mexico to Florida.

[@StellaRepurposed]

Thanx Cuz! The validation you provide to my own discoveries are more than I express 😊😢 & timely on this dia de los muertos ❤

[@nytn]

yes! It's a good day to remember our family

[@Rebecca-le9hn]

The term "Yellow" was used when the person filling out the birth certificate couldn't tell the race. I knew an elderly lady with that term on her birth certificate.

[@bebechocolateinbarcelona-a5034]

lovely curls!!!

[@nytn]

thank you! xo

[@Ponto-zv9vf]

Americans tend to misuse the words curls and curly, usually they mean kinky or nappy hair, not curly hair

[@bebechocolateinbarcelona-a5034]

I actually agree in some cases but in this instance, your take on my complement is incorrect. All you have to do is look at her hair. She has loose curls/waves, so your need to comment is unclear, but not of my interest either.

[@trollinmartin7260]

Red Bone is a Native Black American term meaning very light skin. My Mama was a redbone.

[@nytn]

yes it does! It's amazing how the term has been used over time

[@robertepps2834]

​@@nytnNo it's not. It's a Black American term or slang for a light skin woman. And I'm from New Orleans where the term originated.

[@HighPriestessK]

That's how I remember that terminology.

[@mauallison7755]

They also referred to light skin mixed people as high yellow. That I heard multiple times in NC.

[@azborderlands]

It’s always means light skinned black. Possibly native Americans mixed with black.

[@cmerritth]

Thanks!

[@nhlba3301]

Great Content 👍🏼🌷🌷!!

[@JosephFerguson-bi1ul]

My great great grandma on my mother’s side was able to pass for white in Mississippi!!!

[@opaca512]

Looking back also reminds me how short of life our ancestors lived. So much respect for these warriors! 🙏

[@ozarkpathfinders8823]

I traced my ancestry back to the same ancestors. I am listening to this video now.

[@Kat_Beezy]

I’ve been called redbone all my life! My cousin is fair skinned & she’s considered a yellow bone (yellow hammer, an old school term).

[@johnpeter8226]

Embracing the "redbone" term is interesting, especially in 2024. I always considered it slang and potentially offensive, myself. The only times I heard it openly used in the community, was among Black men talking about certain light skinned Black women. So...these video titles here always somewhat shocking to me.

[@Percept2024]

In the Italian neighborhood in South Philadelphia , American-born Italians would call Italian immigrants " Greaseballs ". I would think to myself " man that`s insulting " ! But that term was casually used.

[@azborderlands]

It’s true. I know girls that embrace that term and they are light skinned or biracial black/white.

[@mferreira1073]

I grew up near the historic Elizabeth City county. You might want to look into the college of William & Mary, it was founded in 1693 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

[@stephanienwadieiiamhybasia]

Nice video.❤

[@NikkiCroft-ls2hj]

The first time I heard the word red bone was in when I went to college. I was told it is because they can see Indian and black. This is the 1st time Ive ever heard a lecture on it. I haven't heard that term in years.

[@HollyCarpenter-l1r]

My Ashworth ancestors left South Carolina after 1803 and were in Louisiana by 1810. In Texas before the revolution.

[@mlandry491]

17:32 as a resident of louisiana all my life, growing up i always heard of lightskin folk being referred as high yellow. or maybe redskinned. like in lacombe la, there are many black folk with light skin and eyes. it has something to do with local native american blood i believe. that wouldnt account for light eyes though. ive never really heard anyone referred to as redbone. thats facinating to me. thank you. i had no idea about that neutral strip. louisiana history blows my wig clean off. truth. edit its the chata ima tribe in lacombe la.

[@enwalker]

I am a descendent of the Goins family from Virginia who migrated to North Carolina. And we do have Chavis family members in our family quite a few.

[@enwalker]

The area you are referring to use to be North Carolina and became Tennessee. Members of the Goins family settled there and Yes we are related to them too.

[@notashroom]

I think I had a similarly strong response to "yellow" when I figured out the "Yellow Rose of Texas" was actually a biracial (or multiracial) woman the narrator of the song has on the hook waiting for him. The music of the 1900s has all kinds of historical social context in it when you pay attention to that aspect.

[@e.urbach7780]

I was recently reading an early 19th century novel called "The Woman of Colour" by an anonymous author (clues in the text suggest that it was written by a mixed-race English woman with a good education, but there are no names associated with it), and in it, the protagonist, who is a young woman who is half African-Jamaican and half English, describes her skin tone as "yellow." We usually think of the term "yellow" as an antiquated way of describing the skin tone of Asian people, these days, so I was surprised to see it used to describe a person with African heritage who would probably be more comfortable with the descriptor "brown" in the 21st century. In any case, the novel is an interesting one, although it is wordy and "preachy" in the way that most early (18th and early 19th century) novels are, in that they seem to be trying to push away the negative reputation (frivolous, badly-written, trashy) that they had with the general public (as witnessed by later mid-19th century novels that refer to the earlier works), by including large paragraphs of moralizing and philosophical discussions between the characters. I had to read a lot of those novels when I was in college, so this one struck me as interesting in that, without all the moralizing, I think the storyline would make a great screenplay! It is set in 1808, during the time when slavery and its abolition was being discussed in England. If anyone wants to read it, look up the Ten-Minute Book Club, a web page hosted by Oxford University in the U.K., which has lots of excerpts of a variety of literary works (long enough to be read in 10 minutes) that I find to be a good thing to read when I'm on public transportation. The excerpt of "The Woman of Colour" is part of Season 4, and there are links at the end, to the full text online at The Internet Archive.

[@nytn]

This sounds right up my alley! I am going to find it, thank you :) Ever the wonderful librarian!

[@Ponto-zv9vf]

In Australia, half Aborigine and half Europe people are called Yellow fellas by Aborigines. They are really brown skinned but I suppose to Aborigines they look the color of yellow ochre. The Aborigines have other names for more admixed Aborigines, but I won't put those down.

[@ratswagger]

Yellow bone would be what singer Alicia Keys would be classified. Beyonce would be described as red bone. It's the hue of their skin. It's still common in the African American dialect to use those terms throughout the U.S.

[@Percept2024]

Danielle , another interesting area is the New Jersey Pine Barrens. There is a long history of people who wanted to get away from "polite society" escaping to the Barrens. It was people of various races. My father was from an old South Jersey family.

[@nytn]

absolutely new to me! I will look into that

[@Rebecca-le9hn]

Here are two interesting books about African Americans in New Jersey. "If These Stones Could Talk, African American Presence in the Hopewell Valley, Sourland Mountain, and surrounding Regions of New Jersey" by Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills(2018) - and, "Roots & Branch, African Americans in New York and East Jersey, 1613-1863" by Graham Russell Hodges.

[@Percept2024]

@@Rebecca-le9hn They sound like two interesting books! Another interesting subject is Atlantic City from the 1960`s and before. I watched an interesting documentary about the vibrant "Chickenbone Beach" where stylish young African Americans used to gather and have fun.

[@Rebecca-le9hn]

As I am a senior, and I live in Philly, I have spent time on Chicken Bone Beach when I was in high school. There is an active organization keeping those memories alive.​@Percept2024

[@FrederickL-K23]

My maternal grandmother is Creole, from Louisiana. Her surname was Darby.

[@Ice-c-o8q]

Hey, Chavis-Goines Cuz! I love your family history and stories because they intersect with my own. Keep the stories coming. P.S. Isn't it ironic that this nation was started because of the lack of freedom of religion and taxation without representation and yet, the founders imposed the same things upon others.

[@Percept2024]

" @ Ice ", You should look-over the book entitled " The Counter Revolution of 1776 " by Foundational Black American author Gerald Horne. Prof.Horne details the real reason that the colonists wanted " independence " from Great Britian.

[@nytn]

yes, ironic and sad

[@komiczar]

Not so ironic, as it is consistent with the practice of Organized Crime disguised as governments sponsored by mercantile interests. It is important to remember that, "This is business Sonny!" This business of oppression is managed by emotionally immature individuals who reject adult responsibility for their mis-behaviours.

[@OffRampTourist]

Great video!

[@nytn]

I'm glad you liked it, thanks for watching!

[@OffRampTourist]

@@nytn I'm trying to trace back through what appears to be a native tribe that no longer exists but was in the Alabama/Georgia area before being scattered before/during/after the Removals. We're in Oklahoma now with more myth than history. My mother remembers bits of a language that may now be extinct. My dad's side I know less than that.... Your efforts to find family and understand their choices, especially the historical context of moves that seem hard to explain from where we stand now, are thought provoking and inspiring.

[@The1ByTheSea]

I notice the Chaves with a s ending ; Portugues ending ; not the Spanish Chavez that ends with a z .

[@Ponto-zv9vf]

In Malta, Iberian surnames are spelled with a z or an s, and in the records changes per generation.

[@lekeishaustin5217]

What's wild is that I've grown up being called a "Redbone", had no idea they were an actual thing

[@nytn]

It was surprising to me, too

[@lamontpearce170]

Did you grow up in LA?

[@Ponto-zv9vf]

It has to do with your skin color not your origin.

[@GregTurdHauler]

@@Ponto-zv9vf Somewhat yes, but the origin of the term has historical context, and still refers to someone who has the phenotype of a Louisiana Yellow-bone. Which wasn't even a term exclusive to Louisiana as it was used to describe manifests of enslaved people brought down south as property to newly minted states like AL/MS from TN and KY in the 1820s-30s. I guess those were the people that didn't manage to escape to LA/TX/MX during that time. Hence why everyone claims a Cherokee ancestor, but can't connect enough of a paper trail to satisfy a genealogical standard. The cold hard truth is most YBs/RB/Melungeon's ended up forced onto plantations with their Mulatto American and African American ethnic dominant counterparts, and their descendants would ultimately go on to form part of the key ethnic base to the population of Southeastern Black Americans today. The reason why it's such a rich diverse, classically foundational American population, and should be classified as its own racial grouping with its own distinguished ethnic designation. It has been absolutely diabolical work done systematically and historically by our GVT to BAs, but even still real American history is so absolutely fascinating. In my opinion it just makes so much more sense to just tell it as it happened to assure we never repeat the same mistakes again.

[@GregTurdHauler]

@@Ponto-zv9vf Somewhat yes, but the origin of the term has historical context, and still refers to someone who has the phenotype of a Louisiana Yellow-bone. Which wasn't even a term exclusive to Louisiana as it was used to describe manifests of en-slaved people brought down south as property to newly minted states like AL/MS from TN and KY in the 1820s-30s. I guess those were the people that didn't manage to escape to LA/TX/MX during that time. Hence why everyone claims a Cherokee ancestor, but can't connect enough of a paper trail to satisfy a genealogical standard. The cold hard truth is most YBs/RB/Melungeon's ended up forced onto plantations with their Mulatto American and African American ethnic dominant counterparts, and their descendants would ultimately go on to form part of the key ethnic base to the population of Southeastern Blk Americans today. The reason why it's such a rich diverse, classically foundational American population, and should be classified as it's own racial grouping with it's own distinguished ethnic designation. Absolutely diabolical work done historically by our systems of GVT, but even still American history is absolutely fascinating. Makes so much more sense to just tell it as it happened.

[@deidrehawkins3591]

fascinating stuff, as I have family from all 3 of these areas.

[@nytn]

That is great to hear!

[@loganmcgahhey6744]

Romero from south Louisiana here✌️my paternal grandma’s maiden name

[@loganmcgahhey6744]

Looks like your relative John Drake died here as well. Our family is from St. Martin and Iberia Parishes.

[@nytn]

I have to learn more about that area!

[@glxjchaos7775]

Lumbees,melungeons are all east coast creoles

[@RCJB8]

My paternal grandfather is a Creole born in Nacogdoches, raised between there and San Augustine, and he eventually settled in Houston. He also has Redbone lineage (Martin and Johnson family). His dna was an admixture of African (Fulani tribe), French/German, Spanish, MENA, Indigenous American, and Indigenous West Indian (Virginia Lumbee, Cuban Arawak).

[@janoliverart]

Love this. Rosalie Abshire (Abcher) was my 5G Aunt. Would love to connect with you as I have another story which connects to all of this. I descend from Melungeon and Redbone ancestors.

[@kathrynlargent5135]

I’m loving this video I have so many similarities with migration pattern for my family. There is two branches that ended up in East Texas during the republic. My family claims Native ancestry and I have never been able to prove it even with DNA tests. I have always wondered if they were hiding something else but there is no census records proving that.

[@culturevultureztv]

11:48 I used to be called high yellow as a child

[@cindysoto3063]

I was called high yellow and light bright.

[@andreakellyprimus3081]

Very interesting

[@bevswright]

Great video!

[@anthonyfunderburk7871]

My Grandfather's family are Goins from North Carolina

[@michaelamaestas4950]

I love all of this

[@JustRyanFromNola]

Good job..

[@LALew850]

I find migration patterns very interesting. Do you know of any websites to research this?

[@ManyLieToYou]

Louisiana Territory All the way to Canada 😊💙

[@tribalwoman138]

I have Chavis, Manley, Cumbo, I’ve been studying this also.

[@Luquanv]

My Grandmother was a Chavis from Va and super light skinned. crazy small world

[@michelleg7]

We have seminole muscogee and kikapu tribe in Coahuila, Mexico because they escaped slavery and the other wanted their freedom. The union soldiers had tried to get the Kikapu tribe in Mexico to come back when they only convinced about 300. But a lot remained in Mexico and its a good thing they did because the tribes kept their traditions, ones that were lost to the tribes in the USA because of the forced intergration of natives into the boarding schools and in white society. So to lose all they had they were able to learn again because of the tribes that stayed in Mexico.

[@bigdogboss7133]

Redbones are awesome

Louisana is the only place you dont have to explain what a creole is .

[@The1ByTheSea]

Not going into the mountains of Appalachia,but rather staying in Appalachia on the way down to Louisiana and Texas.Some might have not wanted to make the trip/voyage all the way down :too tedious ;and stayed .

[@nytn]

After driving through Appalachia, this makes sense to me. haha

[@mlandry491]

that makes sense...

[@The1ByTheSea]

@@nytn imagen going through those mountains with no a automobile. and no roads ;just through trails.I think many just wanted to get out of Virginia, once they crossed over to North Carolina; they probably thought no on would bother them in the isolated mountains .

[@aaronfischer9885]

Respect the research 🤓

[@I_am_ka]

My family community of French Akkadian origin were pushed out of Louisiana late 1800's *(many of Louisiana early founder/community"s were eradicated/gentrified)* Half went to California threw Sunset Express & the other half went to the island of Puerto Rico. All Moorish coffee black complexion & mix Creole as well & all w/ french surnames till this day. Before Louisiana we were Exiled monarch's from Southern France mid 1600's. Redbone term is for Moorish, Mestizo, Melungeon red-brown "coffee". Mulatto term is for Creole, Cooley "light".

[@user-tbkn316]

I'm white, and I found out on my father's side, my third great grandmother "passed" as white & married a white man. Until DNA our family history stopped with her, now we have been able to follow it back a few more generations.

[@nnekalayne9134]

My family came out of Virginia and left ended up in Indian mound tn. They are all listed as mulato . Our family was said to be Indian and I have photos of some great great and they was light skinned but still blk and had silky hair . When I put the photo up on internet, ppl took it and posted it everywhere said they was Indian . I went to watch my boyfriends 98 year old mother and showed her the picture she immediately said them are Indians and went to tell me about how they changed the identity of folks then. Brewer was the sir name

[@Rebecca-le9hn]

There are many things to consider when researching your family. What did North America look like for the years you are researching. Look at a map for that time frame. Did any natural disasters accour, and what laws were established. Also consider your ancestors had to move because they were under threat.

[@dre_withwithout]

A great work everyone should listen to is “Cowboys and Indians” by Dick Gregory on his Kent State album 💿. It is a great analysis of the ‘race’ farce.

[@solidasarock06]

I started reading a book titled, "The World That Made New Orleans - From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette." Madr me think of your channel. Fascinating history of NOLA. Have you read or heard of it?

[@Bbristr]

John Aaron Drake is my ancestor!

[@cmerritth]

Thanks!

[@nytn]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@yahainHotPink]

Thank you

[@frankster1477]

You said you'd never heard the term "yellow" used to refer to people, but I bet you have. The Yellow Rose of Texas is about a mixed race woman.

[@PrinceBenJudah]

Oh my God, I was literally just thinking about the yellow rose of Texas and how that’s all about a mixed race woman spot on with this comment, bro. my entire life it’s either been used as a term of endearment or derogatory term by other Black people calling me, yellow high yellow, and it within my family, orange man and red man.

[@josiebooth4670]

Like I said before we are definitely distant cousins! I have Chavis & Drake ancestors that are the same!

[@PrinceBenJudah]

Hi cousin