The Great Migration

Mon Mar 25 7:00 pm, RTHS Museum 529 Green St. Rockton IL, 61072

The Great Migration
Photo: Wisconsin Historical Society. Five foundry workers at Fairbanks, Morse and Company in 1925.

The March program for the Rockton Township Historical Society (RTHS) will be presented by Mr. Tom Polaski on "The Great Migration" covering the era of African-American migration from the South to the Beloit area and their contributions to the building of the Fairbanks Morse company and other industries following WWI.

This program was developed from the subject of Mr. Polaski's masters thesis.

Please join us for this interesting program

2024-03-25