Recruitment of Puerto Rican Workers to Willimantic
Title
Recruitment of Puerto Rican Workers to Willimantic
Description
Looking to improve their lives and escape high unemployment, American Thread Company and Hartford Poultry recruit Puerto Ricans to settle and work in Willimantic.
Source
Norma Boujouen and James R. Newton, The Puerto Rican Experience in Willimantic (Windham, CT: Windham Regional Community Council, 1984), 4.
Date
1956
Contributor
hall_tyler
Collection
Citation
“Recruitment of Puerto Rican Workers to Willimantic,” History Digitized, accessed October 24, 2024, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/869.