Melungeon by ethnicity, Mestee by race (Old mixture of Black, White and Native American), librarian by profession, population geneticist by training. Research areas: Melungeon ethnicity and breeding dairy cattle for the tropics. Wrote book, "Melungeons and Other Mestee Groups", in 1994.
Long history as civil rights activist, taught school in Zambia for six years. Interested in English spelling reform and phonetic writing. Attended Unitarian-Universalist theological school, interested in liberal religion and Freethought. Now retired, moved from Florida to Philippines.
