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Newfoundlanders are well known for lending a hand in a storm.
When USS Truxtun was sinking off the coast of Newfoundland in 1942, Lanier Phillips’ was told he’d be lynched if he made it ashore through the frigid and oil-covered Atlantic waters.
A thread for #MLKDay. #nlwx
When USS Truxtun was sinking off the coast of Newfoundland in 1942, Lanier Phillips’ was told he’d be lynched if he made it ashore through the frigid and oil-covered Atlantic waters.
A thread for #MLKDay. #nlwx
Lanier thought his best chance to survive was ashore. On a small raft, he made it through the howling winds, icy waves, and driving sleet to the foot of a towering cliff.
When the Newfoundlanders found him, he was fading in and out of consciousness.
What would they do to him?
When the Newfoundlanders found him, he was fading in and out of consciousness.
What would they do to him?
He woke and saw women nursing survivors, scrubbing the oil from their skin.
Violet Pike was exasperated.
She couldn’t remove the black from Lanier’s skin. She kept scrubbing and scrubbing to no avail.
"The oil has gotten into his pores. It just won't come off."
Violet Pike was exasperated.
She couldn’t remove the black from Lanier’s skin. She kept scrubbing and scrubbing to no avail.
"The oil has gotten into his pores. It just won't come off."
