Attucks in Art
Artists portrayed Attucks to remind the nation that people of African and Native descent are central to the American story.
Fighting for Equity
In Boston, Attucks’s legacy became a powerful tool for Black leaders facing white backlash against desegregation.
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Fighting for Equality
A new generation of activists invokes Attucks’s story to challenge white supremacists at the turn of the 20th century.
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Fighting for A Place in the City
As Black communities faced new threats and challenges following the Civil War, Black Bostonians took up the cause of creating a monument to secure Attucks’s legacy.
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Fighting for Freedom
Presented as the first martyr of the Revolution, Attucks’s legacy is revived to serve the cause of abolition.
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Fighting for Independence
Attucks’s death at the Boston Massacre became a rallying point on the road to Revolution.
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Fighting for Change
Generations of Americans called on the memory of Attucks in their own struggles for freedom and equality.
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Life at Sea
On the docks, Attucks encountered many discontented sailors and colonists who opposed British authority.
Connection to Black Communities
Attucks likely interacted with Bostonians of African descent who were pressing for their freedom before the Revolution.
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Connection to Native Peoples
As a man of Native ancestry, Attucks would have had many reasons to resent both the colonists and the British.
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