I believe it was Jonathan Edwards, the Boston-area folkie (not
colonial-era preacher) who penned a song about Jack Johnson and the
Titanic. If I remember correctly, there were some nasty lines about Jews
in the song, but on that I could be wrong. Otherwise, it was a catchy
song.
Robert Saute
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On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, J Cullen wrote:
> I believe there was a blues/gospel song about the sinking of the Titanic.
> Supposedly Jack Johnson was refused a fare on the Titanic by the owner who
> said "This ship doesn't haul coal."
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> >One important aspect of the Titanic disaster not mentioned in the film
> >or on the list:
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> >The White Star Line made a particular point of not hiring any Black
> >workers, even porters or coal stokers, who were common on other
> >steamships. The sinking was celebrated in African-American communities
> >as an act of retribution, probably one of the first examples of what
> >now might been called the "O.J. Simpson phenomenon."
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