Crispus Attucks
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Crispus Attucks was an American whaler, sailor, and stevedore of African American and Native American descent who is traditionally regarded as the first person killed in the Boston massacre, and as a
Speculative portrait of what Attucks might have looked like.
This 19th-century lithograph is a variation of the famous engraving of the Boston massacre by Paul Revere. Produced soon before the American Civil War and long after the event depicted, this image emphasizes Crispus Attucks, who had become a symbol for abolitionists. (John Bufford after William L. Champey, c. 1856)
Crispus Attucks' grave in the Granary Burying Ground
Crispus Attucks Middle School, Sunnyside, Houston, Texas
William Cooper Nell
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William Cooper Nell was an American abolitionist, journalist, publisher, author, and civil servant of Boston, Massachusetts, who worked for the integration of schools and public facilities in the stat
