Attucks

[ at-uhks ]

noun

1. Cris·pus [kris, -p, uh, s], 1723?–70, American patriot, sailor of African and American Indian ancestry, killed in the Boston Massacre.

Example Sentences

After watching Robertson lead Indianapolis Crispus Attucks to Indiana’s first undefeated Indiana state championship in 1956, McGinnis matched him by taking Indianapolis Washington on a 31-0 title run and the third perfect season in Indiana history.

From Washington Times

Some activists suggested the building could instead honor Crispus Attucks, a Black man considered the first American killed in the Revolutionary War.

From Seattle Times

Then there’s Crispus Attucks, who is best known as a victim in the Boston Massacre of 1770 and is often portrayed as the first martyr of the American Revolution.

From Los Angeles Times

The six-hour working session preceding their approval made that much clear: Members decided whether to refer to Columbus Day also as Indigenous’ Peoples Day; whether to restore the mention of the word “fascism” to a discussion of World War II; whether to include people such as Abigail Adams and Crispus Attucks among revolutionary-era leaders.

From Washington Post

The eldest Garrett was Indiana’s 1947 Mr. Basketball Award winner, a college All-American who went on to play for the Harlem Globetrotters and a high school coach who won one Indiana state high school title at Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, the same school Oscar Robertson attended.

From Seattle Times