Crispus Attucks

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Crispus Attucks was an African and Native American dockworker widely regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and thus the first casualty of the American Revolution.

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Crispus Attucks canonical 6
Crispus Attucks Day 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American patriot
historical figure
person
victim of police violence
approximateYearOfBirth circa 1723
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
commemoratedBy Crispus Attucks Day
linked to: Crispus Attucks
commemoratedOn March 5
conflict American Revolution
countryOfCitizenship British America
linked to: Colonial America
dateOfDeath 1770-03-05
ethnicity African
Native American
event Boston Massacre
fullName Crispus Attucks
gender male
hasHeritage African American
Native American
historicalEra American Revolutionary period
Colonial America
honoredBy monuments in Boston
schools named after him in the United States
killedIn Boston Massacre
mentionedIn accounts of the Boston Massacre
notableFor being widely regarded as the first casualty of the American Revolution
being widely regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre
occupation dockworker
sailor
placeOfDeath Boston
regionOfActivity Massachusetts Bay Colony
symbolOf African American participation in the American Revolution
resistance to British rule

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Boston Massacre hasVictim Crispus Attucks
Boston Massacre hasKeyFigure Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks fullName Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks commemoratedBy Crispus Attucks Day
linked to: Crispus Attucks
Granary Burying Ground burialPlaceOf Crispus Attucks
Granary Burying Ground burialPlaceOf Crispus Attucks