Revolutionary Moment
Crispus Attucks
3/16/2026 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Crispus Attucks is traditionally regarded as the first American killed in the American Revolution.
Crispus Attucks is traditionally regarded as the first American killed in the American Revolution.
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Revolutionary Moment
Crispus Attucks
3/16/2026 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Crispus Attucks is traditionally regarded as the first American killed in the American Revolution.
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Crispus Attucks, a sailor of mixed African and indigenous ancestry, is traditionally regarded as the first American killed in the American Revolution.
He died in Boston on March 5th, 1770, after British soldiers fired two musket balls into his chest.
His death, and that of four other men at the hands of the 29th Regiment, became known as the Boston Massacre.
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