Abstract
This article examines how prejudice has resulted in the attenuated status position of the Estelusti (Black Seminoles) vis-a-vis the Seminole Indians within the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. I argue that the most succinct status precipitators: allotment, statehood, Jim Crow (legalized segregation), money, and overt attempts at disenfranchisement can be discerned using Bobo’s (J Soc Issues, 55:445–472, 1999) association of prejudice as group position theory. Drawing from a purposive sample of self-identified Estelusti, I delineate the social and historical factors relevant to the group position of the Estelusti. Additionally, three themes emerge from socio-historical examination: (1) a shifting relationship characterized as either congenial or antagonistic depending on the socio-historical period; (2) the source of intergroup antagonism rooted in outside forces; and (3) a lack of knowledge of the role of slavery (on both sides) as a catalyst for conflict between the two groups.
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