One important aspect of the Titanic disaster not mentioned in the film
or on the list:
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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Michael Pearlman email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
J.R. Masterman School [EMAIL PROTECTED]
17th and Spring Garden Sts. fax: (215) 299-3581
Philadelphia PA 19130 phone: (215) 299-3583
(215) 299-3583/299-4661
Money for Schools, not Prisons! Hasta la victoria siempre!
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