Crispus Attucks
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Crispus Attucks was an African and Native American dockworker widely regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and thus the first casualty of the American Revolution.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crispus Attucks Day | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American patriot
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historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ victim of police violence ⓘ |
| approximateYearOfBirth | circa 1723 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Crispus Attucks
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Crispus Attucks Day
|
| commemoratedOn | March 5 ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Colonial America
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surface form:
British America
|
| dateOfDeath | 1770-03-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
African
ⓘ
Native American ⓘ |
| event | Boston Massacre ⓘ |
| fullName | Crispus Attucks self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
African American
ⓘ
Native American ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolutionary period
Colonial America ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
monuments in Boston
ⓘ
schools named after him in the United States ⓘ |
| killedIn | Boston Massacre ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | accounts of the Boston Massacre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being widely regarded as the first casualty of the American Revolution
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being widely regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre ⓘ |
| occupation |
dockworker
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sailor ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| regionOfActivity | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
African American participation in the American Revolution
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resistance to British rule ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Granary Burying Ground
this entity surface form:
Crispus Attucks Day