Be It
Forever
Remembered
That on Tuesday next, the fifth of
March, is the Anniversary of Preston's
Massacre, in King Street, Boston, New
England, 1770. That day five of his Majesty's
Subjects were slain, and Six wounded by the
Discharge of a Number of muskets from a party
of Soldiers under the Command of Capt.
Thomas Preston.
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CRISPUS: 1ST KILLED
The first man killed was Crispus Attucks,
black merchant seaman and an escaped slave.
He was at the front of the crowd that taunted
the redcoat barbarians, calling them "lobsters"
and "bloody backs."
According to an eyewitness, Crispus "threw
himself in and made a blow at the officer," with
a long cordwood stick. After that, he "turned
around and struck the grenadier's gun at the
Captain's right hand and immediately fell in
with his club and knocked the gun away."
It was shortly after this that the grenadier
shot and killed Crispus.
GOD Save the PEOPLE!
***The preceding were actual newspaper articles printed on February 28, 1778.
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