Attucks

American  

[at-uhks] / ˈæt əks /

noun

1. Crispus 1723?–70, American patriot, sailor of African and American Indian ancestry, killed in the Boston Massacre.

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Attucks

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

All Attucks Adams tours are available for private groups, starting at $125 for up to five people.

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

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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