mistreated. However, these books say very little, if anything at all about the

Gypsies. In this paper I am going to discuss a few of the many hardships and

prejudices that Gypsies have faced, and continue to face today.

Throughout time Gypsies have suffered "disproportionately from poverty,

unemployment, interethnic violence, discrimination, illiteracy, and disease"

(Lewy 1). One may wonder exactly who these people are who seem to be the

targets of so much violence and hostility. Well, the Gypsies are an inclusive

group, they have their own language and they are nomadic, which means that

they travel around in clans, usually looking for work and pay. It is extremely

difficult to learn the origin of these people, because they have no written or oral

history. The number of Gypsies in the United States alone estimates to be

between one hundred thousand and one million, however their names still do not

Many of the hostilities that Gypsies have faced are due to the prejudices

that others have against them, simply because they are different. This is similar

to the way that African Americans were treated

Gypsies live in small shabby villages on the outside of town, their presence is

overlooked in our history. Something needs to be done in the governments and

Americans seem to be more well off, because over time they have established a

driver is someone who picks up passengers without a proper taxi license"

Throughout the world these people have been unfairly judged, ridiculed, and

to them as "Europe's negroes" ( "A Gypsy Awakening" 1). Actually, African

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