Crispus attucks biography timeline information

Crispus Attucks is an intriguing character of the Revolutionary War. He has been called the first marty¹r of the American Revolutionary War, although the war did not officially begin for another five years.

His name gained even more prominence in the Civil War when abolitionists cited him as the symbol of equality. Martin Luther King Jr. also cited him in his 1964 speech, "Why We Can't Wait," as a man who can be respected for his contribution to history.

Life of Crispus Attucks

The folklore surrounding his family is that his father was named Prince Yonger and his mother was Nancy Attucks.

He was born into slavery and grew up in the house of Colonel Buckminster, and was sold to Deacon William Brown.

He escaped from his master and became a ropemaker and whaler.

He was a "mixed race." His parents were of Wampanoag and African descent.

He may have been in Boston for a short period of time.

He had recently returned from