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Crispus Attucks ( c. 1723 – March 5, 1770) was an American whaler, sailor, and stevedore of African and Native American descent who is traditionally regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre, and as a result the first American killed in the American Revolution. [2] [3] [4]
Feb 3, 2020 · Learn about Crispus Attucks, the first American colonist killed in the Boston Massacre of 1770, who sparked the American Revolution. Discover his background, his escape from slavery, his confrontation with the British and his legacy as a symbol of African American freedom.
Crispus Attucks (born 1723?—died March 5, 1770, Boston, Mass. [U.S.]) was an American hero, martyr of the Boston Massacre. Attucks’s life prior to the day of his death is still shrouded in mystery.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Crispus Attucks was an African American man killed during the Boston Massacre and believed to be the first casualty of the American Revolution. Updated: Mar 26, 2021. Photo: Archive...
Abolitionists like William C. Nell and Frederick Douglass extolled Crispus Attucks as the first martyr in the cause of American liberty and used his memory to garner support to end slavery in America and attain equal rights for African Americans. In the 20th century Attucks’ continued to be celebrated as a major African American historical ...
Oct 2, 2021 · Learn about Crispus Attucks, the first victim of the Boston Massacre and a martyr for the American Revolution. Find out his life story, his death, his legacy, and his connection to the Natick language.
Sep 1, 2022 · The first of the five killed by the British was Crispus Attucks, a middle-aged sailor of African American and Indigenous American descent. Attucks’ background is shrouded in mystery: at the time of the massacre, it is possible that he was a runaway slave operating under an alias, and had since made a living working as a seaman.
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