Would a tragedy such as the sinking of the Titanic, as by an iceberg,and first class passengers having the right to too few lifeboats ,thus many in second and steerage would die because of their lower status,ever happen again?
It didn’t even happen then. While there was a much higher death rate for 3rd class passengers than for 1st & 2nd class passengers on the Titanic, the cause had NOTHING to do with them being kept below or being denied seats on the lifeboats. They weren’t. 1. They weren’t kept below. Yes, there were “locked gates” on the stairwells leading up through the 1st class decks to the boat deck, but these gates were only 28 inches high, and were easily stepped over. They were basically no different then velvet cordons. 2. Over 85% of the 3rd class passengers were Scandinavian, and spoke no English. 100% of stewards and crew were British, and spoke no Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish. 3. When the 3rd class passengers were told to get up on deck, they naturally went to the 3rd class deck on the sterncastle, far aft of the lifeboat stations, despite efforst of stewards to guide them up the main stairs to the boat decks. 4. When the officers sent stewards and crewmen aft to get the 3rd class women and
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