Godfrey, John (mariner)
unknown · Contribution: 1940s
Transportation
One of the small cohort of Black captains to command integrated crews aboard Liberty ships during World War II
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Quick facts
- Active since
- 1940s
- Category
- Transportation
Impact on the world
Godfrey was part of a small cohort of Black captains who demonstrated, under wartime pressure, that integrated crews could be led effectively by Black officers.
Sources
- Library of Congress ('Now See Hear' blog)
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