Marin City banner unveiling commemorates contributions of Black shipyard workers

by Audrey Tomlin, Bay City News August 12, 2025August 11, 2025

An aerial view of the Marinship Corporation shipyard in Sausalito on Dec. 6, 1944. At its peak, Marinship employed 20,000 people, many of them Black and African American. Marin City plans to honor the legacy of those World War II shipbuilders with commemorative banners to be unveiled Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (U.S. Navy via Wikipedia, CC0)

Historical legacy banners designed to honor the contributions of Black shipyard workers and their descendants will be unveiled Wednesday in Marin City.

The date will mark the 83^rd anniversary of the first arrival of African American families to Marin City’s wartime housing during World War II, according to the Marin City Historical and Preservation Society.

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