Life at Sea
On the docks, Attucks encountered many discontented sailors and colonists who opposed British authority.
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Connection to Black Communities
Attucks likely interacted with Bostonians of African descent who were pressing for their freedom before the Revolution.
Connection to Native Peoples
As a man of Native ancestry, Attucks would have had many reasons to resent both the colonists and the British.
African and Native Families
Attucks belonged to a blended community created by the forces of colonialism, slavery and love.
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Attucks’s views were likely shaped by his life as a mariner of African and Native descent living in British-occupied Boston.