Who was the first free black man killed in the Revolution at the Boston Massacre?

Who was the first free black man killed in the Revolution at the Boston Massacre?

• A. Crispus Attucks
• B. Samuel Adams
• C. James Armistead
• D. John Adams

Answer: (B)

Crispus Attucks is widely recognized as the first free Black man killed in the events surrounding the Boston Massacre, which helped spark the American Revolution. Attucks, a free man of African and possibly Native American heritage, worked as a sailor and dockworker in Boston. On March 5, 1770, during a tense confrontation between colonists and British soldiers, he was among the five people killed. His death became a powerful symbol of Black participation in the colonial struggle for liberty. The other names were not casualties at the Massacre: Samuel Adams was a political leader who survived; James Armistead would later serve as a Revolutionary War spy; John Adams was a lawyer who defended the soldiers. So, the person who fits the description is Crispus Attucks.

Crispus Attucks is widely recognized as the first free Black man killed in the events surrounding the Boston Massacre, which helped spark the American Revolution. Attucks, a free man of African and possibly Native American heritage, worked as a sailor and dockworker in Boston. On March 5, 1770, during a tense confrontation between colonists and British soldiers, he was among the five people killed. His death became a powerful symbol of Black participation in the colonial struggle for liberty. The other names were not casualties at the Massacre: Samuel Adams was a political leader who survived; James Armistead would later serve as a Revolutionary War spy; John Adams was a lawyer who defended the soldiers. So, the person who fits the description is Crispus Attucks.