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Bookmark or Share- Crispus Attucks - WikipediaCrispus 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.
- Crispus Attucks | Revolutionary War, African American, Patriot - BritannicaCrispus 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.
- Crispus Attucks - Facts, Boston Massacre & American Revolution - BiographyCrispus Attucks was an African American man killed during the Boston Massacre and believed to be the first casualty of the American Revolution.
- The First Hero of the Revolution – Crispus AttucksCrispus Attucks has been immortalized as the first casualty of the American Revolutionary War and the first African American hero. He was in the front line of a group 50 patriots defying British troops when suddenly shots were fired.
- Crispus Attucks (1723-1770) - BlackpastTired of the harassment, on March 5, 1770, Crispus Attucks and his compatriots marched up to the King Streets Custom House with banners calling for independence from England. They allegedly threatened the British guards with clubs, chunks of ice, and rocks.
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