Crispus Attucks was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770—and became known as the first fatality in the fight for American independence. In a poem memorializing the ...

Ask people and they’ll usually give a vague answer. He’s someone from the American Revolution, they say. Or, wasn’t he a Black man who died years ago? Actually, not much is known about this ...

Crispus Attucks is believed to be the first casualty of the American ... Did Attucks, a fugitive who was in town between sea voyages, feel so strongly about the British occupation that he was willing ...

And like Floyd, he may have helped touch off a revolution. Many in the Black Lives Matter movement are invoking Crispus Attucks — an African American gunned down by a British soldier in the ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in ...

YORK, Pa. — The building model has been revealed for a Crispus Attucks museum in York City that will exhibit local African-American culture. Crispus Attucks York's museum is still in the ...

The public are surprised to learn that John Fiske has agreed to deliver the oration when the Crispus Attucks statue is set up in Boston. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

"A Touch of Glory" will be be presented during Black History Month at Crispus Attucks High School. The stage production, produced by Deborah Asante & Artists, performed a community preview Feb. 9-11, ...