Unfortunately they were: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Romania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Romania https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/ro

Unfortunately they were: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Romania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Romania https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/roma-slavery-in-romania-a-history https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/roma-slavery-in-romania-a-h... Also suffered greatly at the policies of Romanian fascist and German nazi governments: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/genocide-of-european-roma-gypsies-1939-1945 https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/genocide-o... As a result of that they lived on the fringes of society once “freed”. Basically they were not allowed to own land or property and when “employed” they were “paid” in food and accommodation - another form of slavery. Modern day the situation is improving but literally anywhere in europe they travel they are either marginalised or forced to hide their identity. The issue is deeply rooted. It really is an ongoing tragedy that europeans flat-out fail to acknowledge and repair.