African-CaribbeanFamous GeminiHistory MakersJoseph Phillipe Lemercier Laroche: The only Titanic victim of known African ancestryMeserette KentakeApril 15, 2016June 17, 2020 by Meserette KentakeApril 15, 2016June 17, 20200 Joseph Phillipe Lemercier Laroche, is the only passenger of African ancestry who died on the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic on April 15, 1912. Laroche,...
African AmericanFamous GeminiMaafaAnthony Burns: The Bostonian FugitiveMeserette KentakeJuly 17, 2015December 26, 2020 by Meserette KentakeJuly 17, 2015December 26, 20200 Anthony Burns (31 May 1834 – 17 July 1862), was a principal in a fugitive Maafa (slavery) case. He was born enslaved in Stafford County,...