Tag Archives: Crispus Attucks

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 →

Posted in African-American, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, National Park Service, Northern Theater | Tagged 1770, A Single Blow, American Revolutionary War, Boston, Boston Massacre, Boston Massacre Historical Society, Crispus Attucks, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Weekender, Freedom Trail, John Adams, Phillip S. Greenwalt | 1 Comment

“The First Blood Spilt to Freedom”: Dangerfield Newby, the Boston Massacre, and Crispus Attucks 250 Years Later

Posted on March 5, 2020 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Kevin Pawlak Every quest for liberty has its first martyr. Two-hundred and fifty years ago this evening, the cause of American liberty gained its first five when British soldiers fired on a crowd … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American, Battlefields & Historic Places, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War | Tagged Boston Massacre, Crispus Attucks, Dangerfield Newby, Harpers Ferry, Kevin Pawlak, Massachusetts, Old State House | Leave a comment

Defending the New Nation: The Fredericksburg Gun Manufacturing Plant

Posted on November 14, 2016 by erwguest

Part Two by historian Malanna Henderson The financial direction of the gunnery was put into the hands of Fielding Lewis. Born into a wealthy family at Warner Hall in Gloucester County, Virginia in 1725, Fielding was the third son of … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilian, Common Soldier, Revolutionary War, Weapons | Tagged 1777, British, Crispus Attucks, Fielding Lewis, Fredericksburg, George Washington Foundation, gunnery, James Mercer, Kenmore, Revolutionary War, Virginia, Yorktown | 2 Comments

The Boston Massacre

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Phill Greenwalt

The night was chilly, snow laid on the streets and walks of Boston, and the cold air kept people bundled up around the port town of Massachusetts colony. Yet, the cold air could not dampen was the seething resentment a … Continue reading →

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“They Fought Because They Would Not Be Slaves”

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Phill Greenwalt

Revolutionary War Wednesday and Emerging Revolutionary War is pleased to welcome guest historian Mark Maloy this week. African-Americans fought for the Americans during the Revolutionary War, right? Many of us remember learning about Crispus Attucks dying during the Boston Massacre … Continue reading →

Posted in Emerging Civil War, Memory, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Slavery | Tagged African Americans, American Revolution, Boston, Bunker Hill, Colored Patriots of the American Revolution, Crispus Attucks, Death of General Warren, Emanuel Leutze, Ethopian Regiment, Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, George Washington, John Trumbull, Korean War, Mark Maloy, Patriots, Washington Crossing the Delaware, William C. Nell | 1 Comment