Attucks
Americannoun
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Some activists suggested the building could instead honor Crispus Attucks, a Black man considered the first American killed in the Revolutionary War.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
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
Civics educator-turned-tour guide Tim Wright of Attucks Adams offers 90-minute U Street tours featuring a playlist of the corridor’s musical history from jazz to hip-hop, go-go and punk — all corresponding to the neighborhood’s sights.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022
One item Ms. Meaders holds dear is a medal honoring Crispus Attucks that she said she acquired from a “top dealer who’s well known as a crank.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
Coffin image from a newspaper bears the initials of Crispus Attucks, killed in the “Boston Massacre.”
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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