The Blue Fugates
For more than a century, deep in the hollows of eastern Kentucky, stories circulated about a family whose skin carried a striking bluish tint.
These were the Fugates of Troublesome Creek, better known today as the “Blue People of Kentucky”.
Though their unusual colour invited folklore and speculation, the truth behind their blueness is a result of genetics, isolation and the ways small communities can amplify rare traits over generations.
Martin Fug…
