First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory

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Mitch Kachun
Oxford University Press

There will likely never be a definitive biography of Crispus Attucks since so little evidence exists about the man's actual life. While what can and cannot be known about Attucks is addressed here, the focus is on how he has been remembered--variously as either a hero or a villain.

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