Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche: Courage on the Titanic

On the night the Titanic sank beneath the North Atlantic, one man made a choice that would define his legacy for more than a century.
Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche; a Haitian-born engineer, a devoted husband, and the only known Black passenger aboard the ill-fated ship; ensured his wife and young daughters were safely placed in a lifeboat before he stepped back into the freezing night. He would never be seen again.

But Joseph's story began long before that moment.

Born into a proud Haitian...