It is presumed that ghettos emerged in Venice, Italy in the early 1500’s in order to separate the Jewish community from everyone else. They then spread to Poland and Germany and were particularly prevalent during World War II, when the Jewish community was forced into ghettos. Today, we still have ghettos in the U.S., yet those inhabiting them are probably forced to live there in a different way. They have no money, little chance of finding a job where they will make money, thus they cannot afford to live anywhere else.

If you want to get an idea of what ghettos in America look like, check out this blog (http://ghettoamerica.blogspot.com/) It contain numerous pictures ,some from as early as the 1980’s and many more recent. There are pictures from ghettos all over the country, and it can be rather devastating to see the conditions that many of these people have to live in. I would recommend checking out this blog if you are interested in seeing what some of these places look like, there are also a few blurbs that might make you think about what life in the ghetto could be like.