CRISPUS ATTUCKS
Name: Crispus Attucks
Born: 1723
Died: 5 March 1770
Crispus Attucks (c. 1723 - March 5, 1770), was one of the first of five people
killed in the Boston Massacre. He has been frequently named as the first martyr
of the American Revolution and is the only person killed in the Boston Massacre
whose name is commonly remembered. He remains an important and inspirational
figure in American history.
Little is known for certain about Attucks other than that he was killed in the
Boston Massacre. Fragmentary evidence suggests that he may have been a "mulatto"
with African and Native American ancestry. In the early 1800s, as the
Abolitionist movement gained momentum in Boston, Attucks was lauded as an
example of a black American who played a heroic role in the history of the
United States. Because Crispus Attucks may also have had Wampanoag Indian
ancestors, his story also holds special significance for many Native Americans.
Name: Crispus Attucks
Born: 1723
Died: 5 March 1770
Crispus Attucks (c. 1723 - March 5, 1770), was one of the first of five people
killed in the Boston Massacre. He has been frequently named as the first martyr
of the American Revolution and is the only person killed in the Boston Massacre
whose name is commonly remembered. He remains an important and inspirational
figure in American history.
Little is known for certain about Attucks other than that he was killed in the
Boston Massacre. Fragmentary evidence suggests that he may have been a "mulatto"
with African and Native American ancestry. In the early 1800s, as the
Abolitionist movement gained momentum in Boston, Attucks was lauded as an
example of a black American who played a heroic role in the history of the
United States. Because Crispus Attucks may also have had Wampanoag Indian
ancestors, his story also holds special significance for many Native Americans.