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English speaking colonists were unable to pronounce the word “Deutsche” (Germans) and the word “Deutsche” became “Dutch” |
English speaking colonists were unable to pronounce the word “Deutsche” (Germans) and the word “Deutsche” became “Dutch” |
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Like the “Pennsylvania Dutch” (more strictly, Pennsylvania Germans) are the descendants of German immigrants who came to Pennsylvania prior to 1800. |
Like the “Pennsylvania Dutch” (more strictly, Pennsylvania Germans) are the descendants of German immigrants who came to Pennsylvania prior to 1800. |
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According to researcher James Pylant, based on his extensive survey of American families claiming '''Black Dutch''' as part of their heritage: |
According to researcher James Pylant, based on his extensive survey of American families claiming '''Black Dutch''' as part of their heritage: |
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"Black Dutch" has nothing to do with heritage. There is one word missing, the word "sock". The complete term is "Black Sock Dutch". An endless stream of fundamentalist Christians who were kicked out of Europe by the Catholics in the early 16th to 18th century . They arrived by great number in South Africa and North Amerika. These fundamentalist Christians where being recognized by the fact that they all were wearing black socks. Like the Amish Mennonite church fellowships of today. English speaking colonists were unable to pronounce the word “Deutsche” (Germans) and the word “Deutsche” became “Dutch” Like the “Pennsylvania Dutch” (more strictly, Pennsylvania Germans) are the descendants of German immigrants who came to Pennsylvania prior to 1800. Casey Taylor, May 2 2009
According to researcher James Pylant, based on his extensive survey of American families claiming Black Dutch as part of their heritage:
- "There are strong indications that the original "Black Dutch" were swarthy complexioned Germans. Anglo-Americans loosely applied the term to any dark-complexioned American of European descent. The term was adopted as an attempt to disguise Indian or infrequently, tri-racial descent. By the mid-1800s the term had become an American colloquialism; a derogative term for anything denoting one's small stature, dark coloring, working-class status, political sentiments, or anyone of foreign extract.
German Gypsies (Roma People) are also known as Black Dutch, and there is some overlap in surnames between present-day Gypsies and the American families with a "Black Dutch" tradition. Sometimes mixed-race people such as Melungeons have identified themselves as "Black Dutch" to facilitate acceptance as white.
Native Americans, mainly Cherokee, sometimes created a false, "Black Dutch" heritage to purchase land.[citation needed] This occurred often after the Trail of Tears, mainly in Oklahoma. The Cherokee would not admit to their actual heritage for fear the land would be taken away from them. In fact, many people born even in the early 20th century claimed Black Dutch heritage for this reason.[citation needed]
References
- Bible, Jean Patterson (1975). Melungeons Yesterday and Today. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press.
- Elder, Pat Spurlock (1999). Melungeons: Examining an Appalachian Legend. Blountville, Tennessee: Continuity Press.
- Pylant, James (1997). "In Search of the Black Dutch", American Genealogy Magazine 12 (March 1997): 11-30.
- Cassiday, Frederic G. (1985) Dictionary of American Regional English, Vol 1, A-C. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press.