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Crispus Attucks

Summary

Crispus Attucks was an American whaler, sailor, and stevedore of African American 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.

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Killed near this building
Crispus Attucks was shot near the Old State House during the Boston Massacre.
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Victim of the shooting
Crispus Attucks was one of the five people killed by the shooting in the Boston Massacre.
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