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  2. Crispus Attucks - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. York County’s Black experience: From slavery to a history ...

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    This 1897 image shows the death of Crispus Attucks in the Boston Massacre in 1770. About 160 years later – in 1931 - a new social, educational and recreational center for Black people in York ...

  4. Black Patriot - Wikipedia

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    Crispus Attucks is considered to be the first Black Patriot because he was killed in the Boston Massacre. Attucks was commemorated by his fellow Bostonians as a martyr for freedom. Attucks was a whaler who was believed to be of mixed Native American and African ancestry, born in or around Framingham, Massachusetts . [ 3 ]

  5. The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Hall of Fame Classic: 'Leaving that legacy.' Crispus Attucks ...

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    Crispus Attucks holds off Kokomo, buries Brownstown Central to earn first Hall of Fame Classic title as MVP Mason Lewis scores 23

  7. Black mariners - Wikipedia

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    Crispus Attucks, a free black dockworker and sailor residing in Boston, played a significant role in American history as a martyr of the Boston Massacre. [9] His involvement highlighted the struggles faced by black sailors and laborers in colonial America, emphasizing the challenges and injustices confronted by Black Mariners in their pursuit ...

  8. Boston African American National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    In 1770, Crispus Attucks, an escaped slave, was the first colonist killed in Boston Massacre. He was a national symbol of black men, like the black Revolutionary War soldiers, who helped bring a free nation into being. 1783 Slavery abolished in 1783 in Massachusetts. Quock Walker, an escaped slave, sued for his liberty in 1783.

  9. Tyrese Haliburton is not a fairy godmother. He's better. Ask ...

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    The Indiana Pacers' point guard definitely brought the magic to students at Crispus Attucks High School ahead of their big game. Tyrese Haliburton is not a fairy godmother. He's better.