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date: 08 May 2022

Attucks, Crispus locked

(b. c. 1723; d. 5 March 1770), often celebrated as the first martyr in the American bid for independence.

Attucks, Crispus locked

(b. c. 1723; d. 5 March 1770), often celebrated as the first martyr in the American bid for independence.
  • Scott A. Miltenberger

A version of this article originally appeared in The Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619–1895.

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