Little Known Black History Fact – Black America 250: Crispus Attucks, an African and Native American man killed during the Boston Massacre, and believed to be the first casualty of the American Revolution on March 5, 1770

Crispus Attucks was one of the Boston Patriots to die during the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. Not much is known about Attucks, but most historians agree that he was of mixed blood of African and Native descent. It appears that Attucks was engaged in the maritime...