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Crispus 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.
The first chapter focuses on Massachusetts patriots, such as Crispus Attucks who is considered the first casualty of the American Revolution. As well as the African-Americans on Bunker Hill; such as Seymour Burr, Jeremy Jonah, James and Hosea Easton, Job Lewis, Jack Grove, Bosson Wright, and Phillis Wheatley.
William C. Goodridge was born in 1806 in Baltimore, Maryland.The son of a Black American woman and a white man, Goodridge was a slave at birth. His grandmother was owned by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a delegate to the Continental Congress in York, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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The company was founded by Sylvan M. Cohen (1914-2001) in 1960 following the passage of the Real Estate Investment Trust Act, which allowed real estate trusts to access money from public investment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1997, the company acquired The Rubin Organization for $260 million, and founder and chief executive officer Ronald Rubin became CEO ...
When it was first opened, Attucks Theatre was known as the "Apollo Theatre of the South". [3] The theater has hosted numerous famous entertainers throughout the early-to-mid-20th century, including Duke Ellington , Cab Calloway , Ella Fitzgerald , Red Foxx , and Louis Armstrong , as well as local stars such as Norfolk's Gary U.S. Bonds and ...
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Crispus Attucks Museum was established at the Crispus Attucks High School in May of 1998. [2] [3] In 1990, IPS spent around $200,000 in renovations in an effort to invest in the Multicultural Education center, which included the renovation of the auxiliary gym where the museum is housed. [4]