Forced settlement of Vlach Roma in Žatec and Louny in the late 1950s

A micro-historical study reveals the impact of Czechoslovakia's assimilation policy on Vlach Roma communities during the late 1950s, particularly focusing on their forced settlement in Žatec and Louny. The research highlights how the Law on the Permanent Settlement of Itinerant Persons (No. 74/1958) was implemented, leading to the registration of traveling and semi-traveling Roma in February 1959. Through oral history methods and archival research, the study clarifies the local processes and consequences of this policy under state socialism, shedding light on the regime's efforts to limit Romani mobility and integrate them into sedentary lifestyles.

Hajská, M. (2020). Forced settlement of Vlach Roma in Žatec and Louny in the late 1950s. Slovenský Národopis / Slovak Ethnology, 68(4), 340–364. https://doi.org/10.2478/se-2020-0020