How many Jehovah 's Witnesses were forced to wear a purple triangle ?
Black triangle — people who were deemed " asocial elements " and " work shy " including * Roma ( Gypsies ) , who were later assigned a brown triangle * The mentally ill * Alcoholics * Vagrants and beggars * Pacifists * Conscription resisters * Lesbians * Prostitutes * Some anarchists * Drug addicts Brown triangle — Roma ( Gypsies ) ( previously wore the black triangle ) .