Crispus Attics Park

During the american revolution some 5 000 black soldiers and sailors fought on the american side.

Crispus attics park.

All that is definitely known about attucks is that he was the first to fall during the boston massacreon march 5 1770. Crispus attucks a former slave killed in the boston massacre of 1770 was the first martyr to the cause of american independence from great britain. Crispus attucks was an american stevedore of african and native american descent widely regarded as the first person killed in the boston massacre and thus the first american killed in the american revolution. Although little is known about attucks s early life he is remembered as a runaway slave from framingham massachusetts who spent more than 20 years working on ships sailing from boston.

It appears that bostonian. The park is named after crispus attucks an african american who was killed in the boston massacre and is often regarded as the first person killed in the american revolution. Two major sources of eyewitness testimony about the boston massacre published in 1770 did not refer to him as black nor as a negro. Whatever you call it crispus attucks park is a unique space.

Crispus attucks was an american sailor and a stevedore who is believed to be the first person killed during the boston massacre on march 5 1770. 1723 1770 an african american killed in the boston massacre on march 5 1770. 1723 1770 an african american killed in the boston massacre on march 5 1770. This playground is named for crispus attucks c.

Use of the park is entirely at your own risk hours. He has been made into a folk hero as the first ever american to sacrifice his own life during the american revolution. This playground is named for crispus attucks c. Crispus attucks park is privately owned and open to the public.

But these are unusual times so please check that venues remain open. We re working hard to be accurate. Historians disagree on whether he was a free man or an escaped slave but most agree that he was of natick and african descent. After the revolution some slaves particularly.

Crispus attucks park is a private park not a city park owned and maintained by a community nonprofit organization. The neighborhood organization became the crispus attucks development corporation a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization. Although little is known about attucks s early life he is remembered as a runaway slave from framingham massachusetts who spent more than 20 years working on ships sailing from boston.