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Posted 12.15.10 | PERMALINK | ESSAY

Jon Calame: The Roma of Rome: Heirs to the Ghetto System

Roma settlements are tolerated as long as they remain politically convenient. In the unauthorized enclave Casilino 900, demolished in February 2010, improvisational shacks were supplied with water running through spigots installed and paid for by municipal authorities.

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The Roma of Rome: Heirs to the Ghetto System
On Places, historic preservationist Jon Calame documents, in words and images, the state-sponsored enclaves — or ghettos — that house the Roma, or Gypsies, of Rome.
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