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attucks, crispus

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At·tucks   (āt'əks)   
American patriot who was among the five persons killed in the Boston Massacre.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Attucks, Crispus [(at-uhks)]

A black sailor killed in the Boston Massacre.

Note: It is said that he was among the first Americans to die in the struggle for liberty.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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