1770
Boston Massacre and the Death of Crispus Attucks
On March 5, 1770, Crispus Attucks, an ex-slave and Black laborer, was killed by British soldiers during the Boston Massacre. He is widely recognized as the first American to die in the conflict leading to the Revolutionary War, yet his racial identity …
Boston, MA
African American
Racial violence
Slavery & emancipation
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On March 5, 1770, Crispus Attucks, an ex-slave and Black laborer, was killed by British soldiers during the Boston Massacre. He is widely recognized as the first American to die in the conflict leading to the Revolutionary War, yet his racial identity and the context of Black resistance are often omitted from standard curricula that focus solely on white patriots.