Attucks
Americannoun
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Then there’s Crispus Attucks, who is best known as a victim in the Boston Massacre of 1770 and is often portrayed as the first martyr of the American Revolution.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2023
All Attucks Adams tours are available for private groups, starting at $125 for up to five people.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022
Meaders, a retired New York City schoolteacher, has a group of items on the Revolutionary War hero Crispus Attucks.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022
Inclusiveness is already evident in Massachusetts, which honored the anniversary of 1770’s Boston Massacre with “Reflecting Attucks,” an exhibit examining the life and legacy of Crispus Attucks.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2021
One statue in the Boston Commons astonished me: a Negro named Crispus Attucks, who had been the first man to fall in the Boston Massacre.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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