For the Roma people who were slaves in Wallachia for 500 years, their descendants are not doing very well. "The Romani migration into eastern Europe during the medieval period was followed by 500 years of enslavement. In what is now Romania, the Roma arrived as free people but were pressed into slave labor within the feudal system once their artisan skills of metalcraft, carpentry and entertainment were recognized. It was not until 1864 that the Roma were officially emancipated." http://www.tolerance.org/supplement/world-culture The Roma have the highest rates of poverty, imprisonment, worst health care, least education.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/roma--the-unwanted-europeans-8906382.html. My own Roma ancestors came to the US after slavery was abolished. We are more of an oral history people, so various groups have different experiences. Information on Romani (gypsy) slaves http://romani.uni-graz.at/rombase/cgi-bin/art.cgi?src=data/hist/modern/vlach.en.xml. " Roma community marks 150 years of freedom Bucharest Daily News - February 21, 2006 by Denisa Maruntoiu

The Roma community throughout the country celebrated yesterday the "Abolishment of Roma slavery" day, which marked 150 years of freedom for the Roma living in Romania. "We consider ourselves free and we enjoy our freedom every day. This celebration is of great importance to us and this is all the 17,000 Roma in Sibiu decided to praise this day through prayers and talks about our history," said Roma's King Florin Cioaba, quoted by Rompres. The "Abolishment of Roma slavery" day was also celebrated in Bucharest, where representatives of the Roma associations, local officials and representatives of various NGOs organized the "March towards freedom". Dozens of people gathered downtown Bucharest, at Mihail Kogalniceanu Square, and then marched off towards the Metropolitan Church, were they lit candles and prayed for all the Roma killed during the five centuries of Roma slavery. The celebrations also included traditional Roma artistic performances and round tables, during which the representatives of the civil society tackled all the problems the Roma people are currently confronted with. " http://www.roconsulboston.com/Pages/InfoPages/Culture/Roma150Yrs.html

So I am not sure which people you mean specifically, but Christopher Columbus also brought Roma as slaves to the Americas. "It was as ship's cargo that the Roma arrived in the Americas, when two Romani women accused of being criminals accompanied Christopher Columbus' third voyage to the island of Hispaniola (comprising present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they were abandoned in 1498. From the 15th through the 18th centuries, other countries, such as Spain, Portugal and England, sent Roma to South and North America to provide slave labor for newly acquired colonies.

One of the largest migrations of Roma to the United States occurred in the late 19th century following the abolition of slavery in southeastern Europe. Nevertheless, U.S. immigration restrictions soon stemmed the tide of Romani immigrants. Half a century later, the Holocaust -- referred to by the Roma as Porraimos, "the Devouring" -- took anti-Gypsy sentiment to it most horrific extreme. The approximately 1 million Roma killed by the Nazis because of their rassenverfolgte -- "racially tainted heritage" -- included between 70 and 80 percent of the German Romani population. At Auschwitz-Birkenau alone, more than 21,000 Roma were killed -- some 4,500 on the single night of Aug. 31, 1944, now known as Zigeunernacht, or "Gypsy Night."

Today there are an estimated 10-12 million Roma worldwide, roughly half of them in Europe. In the U.S. and Canada, the Roma stand some 1 million strong. Their numbers increase daily as the rise of ethnic nationalism and racial persecution in Europe forces them to flee to safer shores." http://www.tolerance.org/supplement/world-culture Many Roma eventually intermarried, many with Native Americans. As Roma are of Indian descent, they were able to blend. Africans were unable to do this as runaways. There are groups in Appalachia called Mulungeons who are descendants of the Roma and Native Americans that keep traditional Romani gypsy culture. As for my family, we settled, blended in. The ones who made it to America are doing far better than those still in Europe.

Am I missing something for the downvote? I provided sources. Or was the question referring to another time period or group of slaves? There are links to the slavery issue and conditions, the abolition, and articles describing current living conditions and the perspectives of those descended from slaves. Can you please explain why this is an incorrect answer? I'm not trying to fuss, I like this sub.