“On the evening of March 5, 1770, Crispus Attucks, a runaway slave of
Natick Indian and African ancestors, was the first person to die for the
cause of American freedom”.
Crispus Attucks, a ruffian, gave up his life for freedom in the famous Boston Massacre so that other Americans could enjoy the benefits of freedom from British tyranny that he could only dream of. Indeed Mr. Attucks was a true American patriot who was a descendant of America’s first two victims of White racism: the Native Americans, who had their lands stolen, manipulated and confiscated and the African Americans who were brought to America against their will in chains. Mr. Attucks’ heroic feat was 110 years before the greatest wave of European Immigration which occurred between 1880 and 1922. If visiting Boston, you may want to visit the statute of Crispus Attucks located in the Boston Commons.
Know your history!
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