This groundbreaking book relates the oral histories of Romanies in the United States, and introduces the stories of those who came from India hundreds of years ago and traveled to Europe, Latin America, the United States and, eventually, Michigan. It focuses on the Hungarian Slovak Romanies originally from Delray as well as others from outlying areas in and near Michigan. It provides a different voice from the stereotypical, bigoted articles or "racial profiling" from Michigan newspapers in the late nineteenth century ...
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This groundbreaking book relates the oral histories of Romanies in the United States, and introduces the stories of those who came from India hundreds of years ago and traveled to Europe, Latin America, the United States and, eventually, Michigan. It focuses on the Hungarian Slovak Romanies originally from Delray as well as others from outlying areas in and near Michigan. It provides a different voice from the stereotypical, bigoted articles or "racial profiling" from Michigan newspapers in the late nineteenth century through today. Romanies in Michigan introduces the Romanies' diverse, rich, resilient history in Michigan, based on oral histories, newspaper articles, legal documents, and other research.
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