Monday, February 7, 2011

Early African American Patriots-- Crispus Attucks (1723-1770)

 
Crispus Attucks, a runaway slave (depicted on the left), was one of the first men to die at the Boston Massacre (depicted on the right). It is unclear whether he was there to fight a fire or the British soldiers. What is clear is that he was the first of five men killed in a pivotal event that led to the American Revolution. 
 

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