Crispus Attucks
| Region | Occupation | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America, New England | Mariner | 1723 | 1770 |
One of the five fatalities of the "Boston Massacre," March 6, 1770, when British troops fired on a threatening Boston mob. Thought to have been a sailor, possibly a whaleman, of mixed Indian-African parentage. John Adams, defending te British troops, depicted the burly Attucks as the instigator of the violence and leader of other sailors.
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