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February 6, 1945
The Daily Bulletin
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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Captain Clifton Lastic, first graduate of Captain Hugh Mulzac's School of Seamanship on the SS Booker T. Washington, becomes the fourth Black skipper on an American merchant ship during WWII, commanding the SS Bert Williams after years at sea.
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TELLS STORY OF FIRST
MULZAC GRAD, ALSO CAPT.
CHICAGO, Feb. 5 (ANP)--The first graduate of the "Mulzac School of Seamanship" which Captain Hugh Mulzac conducted on the Liberty Ship SS BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, is Captain Clifton Lastic, fourth Negro to be named skipper on an American merchant ship during this war. The story of Captain Lastic who quit his job as chief mate on a municipal tanker to join Mulzac's crew then later win a ship himself, the SS BERT WILLIAMS.
is told by Thyra Edwards in Negro Digest for February.
Miss Edwards, who has worked in the National Maritime union's public relations office, tells of Lastic's long years at sea and his first experiences under Captain Mulzac's command when the latter was on the Yarmouth of Marcus Garvey's Black Star line, back in 1920.
When Mulzac got his own ship and induced Lastic to quit his shore job and go back to sea, after seven voyages with Mulzac, Lastic took his examination for a master's ticket and last September he got his license to sail any ship, any tonnage on any sea.
Lastic has a mixed crew under him on the SS BERT WILLIAMS, named after the former comedian. The ship is run by the Blidberg Rothchild Line.
MULZAC GRAD, ALSO CAPT.
CHICAGO, Feb. 5 (ANP)--The first graduate of the "Mulzac School of Seamanship" which Captain Hugh Mulzac conducted on the Liberty Ship SS BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, is Captain Clifton Lastic, fourth Negro to be named skipper on an American merchant ship during this war. The story of Captain Lastic who quit his job as chief mate on a municipal tanker to join Mulzac's crew then later win a ship himself, the SS BERT WILLIAMS.
is told by Thyra Edwards in Negro Digest for February.
Miss Edwards, who has worked in the National Maritime union's public relations office, tells of Lastic's long years at sea and his first experiences under Captain Mulzac's command when the latter was on the Yarmouth of Marcus Garvey's Black Star line, back in 1920.
When Mulzac got his own ship and induced Lastic to quit his shore job and go back to sea, after seven voyages with Mulzac, Lastic took his examination for a master's ticket and last September he got his license to sail any ship, any tonnage on any sea.
Lastic has a mixed crew under him on the SS BERT WILLIAMS, named after the former comedian. The ship is run by the Blidberg Rothchild Line.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Black Captain
Mulzac School
Merchant Ship
Wwii Seamanship
Clifton Lastic
What entities or persons were involved?
Captain Clifton Lastic
Captain Hugh Mulzac
Thyra Edwards
Where did it happen?
American Merchant Ships
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Key Persons
Captain Clifton Lastic
Captain Hugh Mulzac
Thyra Edwards
Location
American Merchant Ships
Event Date
1920; Last September
Story Details
Captain Clifton Lastic serves under Captain Hugh Mulzac since 1920, quits shore job to join Mulzac's crew on SS Booker T. Washington, completes seven voyages, passes master's exam, and commands SS Bert Williams as fourth Black skipper during war.