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ERW Weekender: Boston Massacre: 250 Years and 1-Day Later

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Phill Greenwalt

Crispus Attucks. Every American school child learned that name in a social studies or history class in grade school. On the night of March 5, 1770, Attucks, an African-American was one of the six Bostonians that was killed by British … Continue reading →

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