Kinfolks (32 page)

Ina Danko's colorful anecdotes about her Melungeon family have entertained and instructed me for the past decade. Knowing her has reminded me of all that I admire most about East Tennesseans.

A few names and locations have been changed to protect me from the guilty.

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