This story is about a man named Crispus. He was born in 1723 when there was a big demand for slaves. His father was Prince Yonger, but even he couldn't escape the slave trade. So Prince Yonger was shipped to the new world. He worked for a man named Colonel Buckminster. While working there he found wife, he name was Nancy Attucks. Their son was name Crispus.
Crispus hated being labeled as someone elses property and he always dreamed of being free. Crispus was sold to Deacon William Brown. After ten years working for Deacon William Brown, Crispus had a chance to be a harpoonist on a whaling ship. He decided not to return to his master.
As Crispus was hiding in Boston when he heard a commotion, he rushed over. It was the start of the Boston Massacre. Crispus ended up at the front crowd. He heard the cry of "FIRE" He felt a pain in his chest. And he died. Crispus was the first man to die in the Boston Massacre.
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