The following article by Russell Thornton was very descriptive and helpful in identifying one example of extreme prejudice against the Cherokee Indians. The abstract of this article offers a decent explanation of the overall value of the article by identifying what the article seeks to demonstrate and record.
"The relocation of the Cherokee Indians from southeastern United States to Indian Territory during the 1830s is examined. A new perspective on what constitutes their population losses during relocation is offered, one covering the whole period and one considering what population size would have been had not the removal occurred. Total Cherokee population losses are then estimated using projections of 19th century Cherokee population trends. Results indicate these losses were very substantial; in fact, the number of deaths may have been twice the generally accepted figure of 4,000."
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0014-1801%28198423%2931%3A4%3C289%3ACPLDTT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-3
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