Black passengers

[Dorothy Williams]

I would like to know was there any black passengers on Titanic?

 

[Jose Rivera de Cosme]

Yes just one, a man from Haiti with his French wife. Can't remember the name right now.

 

[jason]

You are thinking of Joseph LaRoche and his family. I think he was a second-class passenger.

Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche : Titanic Victim

Biography of Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche : Titanic Victim

www.encyclopedia-titanica.org

 

[Dorothy Williams]

Thank you for the information.

 

[Joannie]

True or false? Louise and Simonne had black
skin,but not Juliette because she was born in
Paris.
Thank you and good luck!

 

[Joannie]

I want say dark skin. write the answer at
message board because I have none adress
Thank you.

 

[Chris Dohany (Cdohany)]

The children were mulatto, having characteristics of both races. Their skin wasn't as dark as Joseph's (who doesn't appear to have been very dark) and wasn't as pale as Juliette's. I'd compare their complexion to those of Asian races.
Chris

 

[Robert Davis]

Dear Joannie,

Mr. Joseph LaRoche is black and he was born in Haiti, his wife Juliette is white and she was born in Paris. Their daughters Louise and Simonne had black skin but they were biracial.

Robert

 

[Chris Dohany (Cdohany)]

For some reason my post got chopped, weird.
I'll go for another shot:
The children were mulatto, having characteristics of both races. Their skin wasn't as dark as Joseph's (who doesn't appear to have been very dark) and wasn't as pale as Juliette's. I'd compare their complexion to those of Asian races.
Chris

 

[jackie]

Dear Chris,

Where did you find this information?

Jackie

 

[Chris Dohany (Cdohany)]

From photos of the Laroches as well as from other people I've talked to who've met or done further research on the family.
Chris

 

[Daniel Rosenshine (Danielr)]

I'd say that Mr Laroche was black and his wife white, but their daughters' skin was somwhat of an oriental complexion.

A second class passenger referred to them as Jap(anese) girls who looked like dolls. There is an excellent biography on the Laroches in Judith Geller's book, "Women and Children First."

Daniel

 

[Elaine Barnes]

I remember reading somewhere that a rumor persisted that a famous black athlete, a boxer perhaps, was on the Titanic. This rumor was dispelled because it was said that there were no black passengers. It was only on this web site that I learned that there were black passengers aboard.

Elaine

 

[Linda]

Jack Johnson is the famous black boxer. There been speculation that Jack Johnson attempted to gain passage aboard the Titanic but was refused by a ticketing agent. The story is untrue.

This information is on this website:

Unlisted Titanic Passengers and Crew

Tales of fake Titanic passengers and crew; people who for one reason or another falsely claimed to have survived the sinking of the Titanic.

www.encyclopedia-titanica.org

 

[Joannie]

Thank you for these informations!