Podcasts about Attucks

Who was Crispus Attucks, and why does his story matter in the fight for American independence? In this episode of America's Founding Series, Professor Nick Giordano uncovers the true story behind the first martyr of the American Revolution as he separates fact from fiction and explores Attucks' life, his role in the Boston Massacre, and how his legacy has been shaped over time. From his mixed heritage and life as a sailor to the trial that followed his death, this episode uncovers the forgotten patriot who helped spark a revolution. Episode Highlights: • How Crispus Attucks, a man of African and Native American descent, became one of the first casualties of the fight for American freedom • The Boston Massacre's role in uniting the colonies against British rule, and how Attucks became a revolutionary symbol • Why John Adams defended the British soldiers and how the trial shaped the narrative of the American Revolution

In a unique collaboration celebrating history, community, and the spirit of resilience, Spring House Brewing Company has crafted "Saucy Boy," a refreshing blend of pale lager and grapefruit soda. But this beer is more than just a beverage; it's a tribute to the enduring legacy of Crispus Attucks, an emblematic figure in America's fight for freedom. Partnering with the Crispus Attucks Community Center and the Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County (CAP), Spring House Brewing Company embarked on a mission to commemorate and educate people about the historic significance of the Center, which has been a beacon of equity and justice in the community for nearly a century. The collaboration extends beyond brewing, with local artist Keisha Finnie lending her talents to create a visually stunning can design that honors the story of Crispus Attucks. Blending Finnie's artwork with a bold citrus graphic, the can reflects the vibrant essence of Saucy Boy, mirroring the beer's sweet, crisp, and citrusy notes. The choice of name, "Saucy Boy," carries profound meaning rooted in history. Crispus Attucks, an Indigenous-African man who escaped enslavement, met a tragic fate as the first American killed in the American Revolution. Yet, his memory endured, albeit tarnished by the derogatory remarks of the era. Future President John Adams infamously referred to Attucks and his compatriots as "a motley rabble of saucy boys," among other disparaging epithets. For the collaborators behind Saucy Boy, the name symbolizes resilience in the face of adversity. It represents the defiance of oppression and the unwavering spirit of those who have fought for justice throughout history. Through this partnership, they aim to shed light on this often-overlooked chapter of American history and pay homage to Attucks' enduring legacy. "We are grateful to have some awesome partners carrying Saucy Boy in support of the Center," expressed Joshua Hunter the center's director. This sentiment underscores the collaborative effort that has brought Saucy Boy from concept to reality, with local businesses and community organizations rallying behind the cause. And the launch of Saucy Boy serves as more than just a celebration of craft beer; it's a celebration of community, culture, and the resilience of the human spirit. With each sip, drinkers are invited to reflect on the legacy of Crispus Attucks and the countless others who have dared to defy oppression and pave the way for a more just and equitable future. As Saucy Boy finds its place on shelves and in glasses across the community, it carries with it a message of hope and remembrance—a reminder that even in the face of adversity, the spirit of resilience endures. And in raising a glass to toast to this shared history, we honor the legacy of those who came before us and inspire future generations to continue the fight for justice and equality.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 383 of Sports Media Podcast features best-selling author Jack McCallum, the writer of “The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops.” In this podcast, MacCallum discusses the Crispus Attucks High School's basketball team winning the Indiana state championship in 1955 and 1956, making the Attucks the first all-Black team in the nation to win a state title; why he was compelled to write this book; how he approached the research; the commercialism of such a project; trying to contact Oscar Robertson; the game-changing abilities of Victor Wembanyama; the upcoming oral history of Sports Illustrated and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jack McCallum is on the case of the Crispus Attucks Tigers, a young Oscar Robertson, and purloined glory in the heartland of hoops. In The Real Hoosiers, his 12th book, McCallum dives into why Indiana celebrates the 1954 Milan Miracle, and the film “Hoosiers,” more than Attucks. Repping a school community forced into existence in a “bewildering and openly racist big-city educational system,” future NBA assist king and players' union leader Robertson and his teammates won back-to-back Indiana schoolboy titles barely a decade after the competition was opened to Black schools. It was the first time anywhere in America that a Black team had won ‘State,' and that gets into some “freighted” history. Best known as a longtime NBA writer at Sports Illustrated, McCallum's basketball books include Dream Team, Golden Days, and Seven Seconds Or Less. He also detailed a personal health challenge in The Prostate Monologues.

Join us on TOTW Podcast as we delve into the remarkable life and pivotal role of Crispus Attucks, a pivotal figure in American history. Known as the first casualty of the American Revolution, Attucks' story is often overshadowed despite his significant impact. Through in-depth analysis and historical insights, our hosts shed light on Attucks' bravery, the circumstances surrounding the Boston Massacre, and the enduring legacy of this courageous figure. Discover the untold chapters of history and the profound influence of a man whose actions resonated far beyond his time. Don't miss this compelling episode as we honor and explore the legacy of Crispus Attucks. #CrispusAttucks #AmericanHistory #RevolutionaryWar #BostonMassacre #TOTWPodcast #FirstMartyr #HistoricalInsights #UntoldHistory #Bravery #LegacyDiscovery #podcastepisodes Is there a topic you would like us to cover? Let us know. Drop us a line and tell us all about it at takeontheworld411@gmail.com. We will take on almost any topic with Our Take On the World! Check out Copper Johns Beard Company Use this link for 10% off your order - https://lddy.no/1g3nb - Or input code TOTW10! Awesome Beard Care Products. Visit for links to all of our socials. https://linktr.ee/totwpod We are a proud part of the Deluxe Edition Network .... Check out The Other Great Shows on our network at http://www.deluxeeditionnetwork.com #TakeOnTheWorld#TheDen#PodcastRecomendation On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4v6bFimpr1SSNg7xmvjBSt YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1oGE5LyUQHSnK1Bt5p_k2g or Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-1178413 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeontheworld/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeontheworld/support

In this episode Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Ben Railton about the concept of critical patriotism. Dr. Williams is the director of the Trotter Institute at UMass Boston and Railton is Professor of English Studies at Fitchburg State University a public institution in Fitchburg Massachusetts. He is also the author of Of Thee I Sing: The Contested History of American Patriotism (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021) in which he claims that there are four competing concepts of American patriotism including critical, active, mythic, and celebratory. Railton argues that critical patriotism is the type of patriotism operationalized to “move the nation closer to its ideals” through critique and highlighting the “nation's shortcomings” or flaws. African Americans he further contends have been central to this history of critical patriotism from the acts of Crispus Attucks during the American Revolution to the writings of James Baldwin in the mid-twentieth century. Railton identifies several Black Bostonians as practitioners of these four types of patriotism including Attucks, Phillis Wheatley, Elizabeth Freeman (MumBet), and David Walker. For more about Railton's book click here Of Thee I Sing and another example of Black critical patriotism here Black Critical Patriotism and on the tourist site he mentions click here The Black Heritage Trail #BlackBostonians #BlackFreedom #BlackCriticalPatriots 

A live panel takes us deeper into themes of housing, race and sea-level rise particular to Norfolk, VA. This panel features Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Monét Johnson and Kim Sudderth. Some highlights: Dr. Newby-Alexander quotes from "Frozen 2" Monét doesn't hold back Kim gives some solid advice This was recorded live at the Attucks Theatre as part of our Community Listening Party on August 5, 2023. Transcript coming soon at twotitans.org. Find out more at http://www.coaldustkills.com

Summary - Black Then A history podcast from Passing The Torch Podcast Network.Join Martin Foster and a rotation of guest hosts to celebrate and uplift the talents of African Americans throughout military history. Tune in to hear a quick synopsis of heralded and unheralded patriots.What has been pieced together paints a picture of a young man who showed an early skill for buying and trading goods. He seemed unafraid of the consequences of escaping the bonds of slavery. Historians have theorized that Attucks was the focus of an advertisement in a 1750 edition of the Boston Gazette in which a white landowner offered to pay 10 pounds for the return of a young runaway enslaved person.Attucks, however, managed to escape for good, spending the next two decades on trading ships and whaling vessels coming in and out of Boston. He also found work as a rope maker.Fast forwarding, As British control over the colonies tightened, tensions escalated between the colonists and British soldiers. Attucks was one of those directly affected by the worsening situation. Seamen like Attucks constantly lived with the threat they could be forced into the British navy, while back on land, British soldiers regularly took part-time work away from colonists.On March 2, 1770, a fight erupted between a group of Boston rope makers and three British soldiers. The conflict was ratcheted up three nights later when a British soldier looking for work reportedly entered a Boston pub, only to be greeted by furious sailors, one of whom was Attucks.The details regarding what followed are a source of debate, but that evening, a group of Bostonians approached a guard in front of the customs house and started taunting him. The situation quickly escalated. When a contingent of British redcoats came to the defense of their fellow soldier, more angry Bostonians joined the fracas, throwing snowballs and other items at the troops.Attucks was one of those at the front of the fight amid dozens of people, and when the British opened fire he was the first of five men killed. His murder made him the first casualty of the American Revolution. Quickly becoming known as the Boston Massacre, the episode further propelled the colonies toward war with the British. Accomplishments and LegacyAttucks became a martyr. His body was transported to Faneuil (like Daniel) Hall, where he and the others killed in the attack were laid in state. City leaders waived segregation laws in the case and permitted Attucks to be buried with the others.In the years since his death, the legacy for Attucks has continued to endure, first with the American colonists eager to break from British rule, and later among 19th-century abolitionists and 20th-century civil rights activists. In his 1964 book Why We Can't Wait, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lauded Attucks for his moral courage and his defining role in American history.Reference: Citation InformationArticle TitleCrispus Attucks BiographyAuthorBiography.com EditorsWebsite NameThe Biography.com websiteURLhttps://www.biography.com/military-figure/crispus-attucksAccess DateJuly 13, 2022PublisherA&E Television Networks

Les Bond is CEO at Attucks Asset Management, a firm he founded over 20 years ago.  Attucks is an MBE-certified registered investment advisor which builds portfolios of emerging investment managers- in particular female and minority owned firms. Our conversation traces Les's college days where a major in sub-Saharan African studies kickstarted his interest in economics and trade.  This saw a trip to Cuba and visits to Sugar Plantations where he saw the promise of but fraught nature of diplomacy and brokering deals. We then see how he got his start in the industry, and how his time in Atlanta, interacting with successive mayors of the city, taught him how politics could be instrumental in forcing change, targets and the role of public pots of assets. We turn then to the genesis of Attucks Asset Management and the role that it plays in not only promoting and amplifying emerging and minority owned managers but also in nurturing them through guidance and feedback. Series 3 is brought to you with the kind support of Federated Hermes, Inc., a leading global investment manager. Guided by their conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create wealth over the long term, their investment solutions span equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi-asset and liquidity strategies and a range of separately managed accounts, distributed through intermediaries worldwide.

Coach opens the second hour of the show talking with Greg Rakestraw about Brush (Ohio) defeating Cathedral. Larry Moore of Hammond Central joins the show to talk about his team's victory. John Herrick calls in to break down Linton-Stockton's upset over Attucks. Roncalli head coach, Michael Wantz, joins the show to talk about their win over Shortridge. Later, Brian Sullivan explains Bedford North Lawrence and New Albany, as well as Zionsville's win over New Albany on the boy's side. David Deaton breaks down the Corrydon Central win sparked by a second half run. Vance Edmondson from North Central of Famersburg walks through his team's victory. Finally, Brent Dalrymple calls in to talk about his team's win over Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Timothy Wright is an educator & historian and the founder of Attucks Adams. It is a walking tour company. He aims to connect the history of the District of Columbia with the dynamic, ever-changing city it is today. He will share about the entertainment history of DC, the definition of the built environment, Tips for navigating DC during the pandemic, and last but not least his 3 favorite neighborhoods. Website:www.attucksadams.com Instagram:@attucksdams Check out his new tour: Title: American Main Street: A Civil Rights Walk Join our newsletter for news, events, giveaways, and Podcast Extras! SIGN UP HERE---> Newsletter Link Listen Here to the Podcast on All Platforms https://www.podpage.com/local-dmv-business-leisure-podcast-1/ We love feedback. Please send it to. Email dmvbizleisure@localandstrategic.com Phone (301) 541-3839 (Leave us a voicemail) You can listen at the following locations. Google https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yNTMxNjRmNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6UGnN8365hucSQSjuLwMsu Pocket Casts https://pca.st/1519670450 Overcasts https://overcast.fm/itunes1519670450 Apple iTunes Local DMV Business & Leisure Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dmvbusinesspodcast/message

Tevin welcomes Katrina Merriweather! The head women's basketball coach at the University of Memphis Katrina Merriweather stops by to reflect on her journey and Indiana roots. Merriweather grew up playing basketball for her father with The Family AAU Program. She went on to win city championships at Crispus Attucks Middle School. She attended Cathedral High School where she became an Indiana All-Star. Merriweather received a scholarship to play at the University of Cincinnati, where she went on to coach as a graduate assistant after her playing career. Merriweather had coaching stints from UIC, Purdue to Wright State University. At Wright State University, she was 3-time Horizon League Coach of the year in 5 years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Coach Lovell opens the show with Brendan King talking about college basketball and ISU head coach Greg Lansing. Then, coach turns the focus to Sectional weekend. Greg Rakestraw calls in to discuss tonight’s boys sectional at Tech. Lawrence North and North Central both get the playoff wins. North Central used a 20-0 run in the second quarter to defeat Attucks by double figures. Concluding the hour, Coach looks at the college basketball coming up this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode of SportSquire, Brad is afforded the opportunity to sit down with former Southport High School teammate and current Head Basketball Coach and Athletic Director at Crispus Attucks in Indianapolis. Chris Hawkins has proven to be the one of the fastest coaches to 100 wins in Indiana High School Basketball history and doing it in just over four years!! His preparation met opportunity in 2017 as he led the Crispus Attucks team to their first State Championship since 1959. Chris took over the historic Crispus Attucks Program that was made famous in 1955 when they won the Indiana State Championship and became the first All-Black team in the nation to win a state championship. The Attucks Program was dominant during the 1950's winning State titles in 1955, 1956, and 1959. The 1955 and 1956 teams were led by the ever talented Oscar Robertson. When asked about what it means to coach at such a historic program, Chris said, "I'm just looking to add to the legacy of what has already been created here at Crispus Attucks". Chris speaks about his 8-10 year journey of being an assistant coach and head AAU coach. He describes this time as being a necessity in what would later prepare him for taking over the Attucks program. In referencing an AAU team he coached which had several high level division 1 commits, he states " I learned how to manage egos. I learned how to manage parents and expectations. The experience was invaluable". He gives credit to several local Indy coaches who have and still today serve as mentors to him. When speaking on the value of his previous experiences that prepared him to be a head coach, Chris states, "You have to sit in seat fifteen to know how to handle seat one. Because when seat one is set on fire and you haven't really been through the fire as far as watching how head coaches handle things like parent meetings, meeting with district principals, and district AD's it can backfire quickly and then you are out of a job. So, No. I wanted to master chair fifteen before I got to chair one". This is a can't miss episode. Chris is a rising star among young men and an exceptional basketball coach! His wisdom and leadership advice is beyond his years!

Hello and welcome to Episode Thirty Two of Page Turn: the Largo Public Library Podcast. I'm your host, Hannah! If you enjoy the podcast subscribe, tell a friend, or write us a review! The English Language Transcript can be found below But as always we start with Reader's Advisory! The Reader's Advisory for Episode Thirty Two is Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang. If you like Dragon Hoops you should also check out: Spinning by Tillie Walden, Almost American Girl by Robin Ha, and Attucks! by Phillip Hoose. My personal favorite Goodreads list Dragon Hoops is on is Tales from the Hardwood. Happy Reading Everyone Today’s Library Tidbit is about Nordic comfort and relaxation. I know, we live in Florida so the comfort rituals of societies living in freezing lands is possibly a little out of touch with reality here, but I think we could all use some comforting this holiday season in particular. Let’s start with the concept everyone has probably heard of hygge. Hygge is a Danish word that we tend to translate to coziness. However, the concept is a lot bigger than that. Hygge is a way of life in Denmark. It is a combination of coziness, with the correct lighting, food, drink, and togetherness. The closest other cultural practice to hygge is koselig. I don’t want to angry any Norwegians listening but really from the outside they appear to be the same thing, just hygge is Danish and koselig is Norwegian. Koselig also includes natural light, fire candles, etc, cozy clothing and blankets, warm drinks or booze without the intent of getting drunk, and comfort foods. Both hygge and koselig have the same connotations of intimacy and togetherness mixed with the coziness. On the other side of staying sane during a long and frozen winter we have the Fins and kalsarikännit. (You try saying that.) Päntsdrunk is less about coziness and intimacy and more about unwinding and letting go of the day’s stress. And while drinking alcohol is part of the practice the purpose is not to get drunk. Proper päntsdrunk includes snack items, especially candy, while both hygge and koselig are more about the pastry and cake life, päntsdrunk is about the candy and chips life. Päntsdrunk is mostly done alone and at home. If you do päntsdrunk with friends you are very close. Aside from the drinking and the snacks the other aspect of päntsdrunk is to strip down to your underwear, pajamas at the most. You must be at least 21 years of age to practice päntsdrunk. The last cultural practice I’m going to talk over today is lagom. Lagom is a Swedish concept that roughly translates to the perfect amount or in moderation. It is not about achieving perfection, but rather in recognizing when the right amount or fit comes along, stopping there, and being happy and content. I’m trying to think what the Florida equivalent for these practices are since most of them seem to require fire and bulky warm clothing. What comes to mind for me is the perfect day at a beach empty of everyone but your party, with a breeze coming off the shore, sitting under a shade shelter reading a good book, eating salty snacks and drinking a cold drink. But I don’t know I avoid the beach and the sun so what do I know. Come in let me know what the Florida equivalent is. And now it's time for Book Traveler, with Victor: Intro: Hi! Welcome to Book Traveler. My name is Victor and I am the Community Access Librarian at the Largo Public Library. Today I'm going to talk to you about the book The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris. Synopsis: "As the first African American woman with roots in South Asia to become California's attorney general, as well as the second black woman in history elected to the United States Senate, Kamala Harris is breaking new ground on her route to the national stage. But how did she achieve her goals? What values and influences guided and inspired her along the way? In this edition of her memoir,

Jim Reamer runs through recruiting updates then goes through reported transfers for the upcoming school season. The big winners? Warren Central, Homestead, Jeffersonville and Bloomington South. (Scroll down for the list) Sponsors: Metro Indy Basketball Fall League The 14th Annual MIB Fall League runs on Sundays, October 11 through November 1. For more information and to register, visit... https://metroindybasketball.com Courtside Indiana podcast is now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, as well as SoundCloud. You can subscribe via each of those apps and have them delivered straight to your phone, tablet or desktop. 2021 Jayden Brewer, Ben Davis

If violence is a political language, white Americans are native speakers. But black people are also fluent in the act of resistance. Attucks stood up to British tyranny. The numerous slave rebellions led by Gabriel Prosser, Charles Deslondes, and Nat Turner were all attempts to gain freedom with force. Throughout the 20th century, black Americans armed themselves in the face of white mobs and organized protection for their freedom marches. Accordingly, when George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others were killed by police, black people and their allies chose to rise up. State prosecutors have charged former police officer Derek Chauvin with murder and manslaughter after video shows him kneeling on the neck of George Floyd. State prosecutors charged Derek Chauvin with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Minnesota's sentencing guidelines recommend 12 1/2 years for a conviction on the murder count and four years on the manslaughter charge. According to Minnesota law, murder in the third degree is committed when there isn't intent or premeditation. A typical use of the third-degree murder charge would be used against a person who fired a gun into a crowd or drove through a crowded sidewalk. "Whoever, without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life, is guilty of murder in the third degree," Minnesota statue says. History has taught me she is likely right. A riot maybe temporary violence, quick and dirty, but it could become a revolution. And though slow and long-lasting, when it is fully mature, a revolution is irrefutable change. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/harmonypo/support

Brandon and Jonathan recap the week in sports news and some sports are coming back!  The guys recap episodes V & VI on “The Last Dance” and the guys interview Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Football HC Ramon Stallings and more!   Twitter: @Brandonreef @3foolishmen @CrossRdsSports   Thanks for listening!

Brandon and Jonathan recap the week in sports and have reoccurring guests Indy Enthusiast GrandMaster J Moore (@jMonthemic)  (13:00-36:00) Indianapolis Crispus Attucks HC and Athletic Director Chris Hawkins (@Chawk11)  ( 41:00 – 60:00) and new guest former Ball State basketball great Chandler Thompson (@Chandlert4) (1:06:00 – 1:54:00)  Chandler drops a lot of basketball knowledge from […]

This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at the Boston Massacre on its 250th anniversary. In particular, we learn about the stories of two of the five men killed in that famous clash, and why we know their names today.   And we also take a look at some key events that occurred this week in US history, like the 1807 law that ended the US participation in the African slave trade, the controversial election of 1876, and the Bloody Sunday clash that occurred in Selma, Alabama 55 years ago. And birthdays, including March 2, 1904 Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss March 3, 1847 inventor Alexander Graham Bell March 4, 1888 football legend Knute Rockne Feature Story: The Boston Massacre at 250 On March 5, 1770 – 250 years ago this week - British troops stationed in Boston found themselves face to face with a jeering crowd of men. The soldiers had been sent to rescue one of their number who had been cornered by the crowd near the Customs House. Bostonians hurled epithets, as well as snow and ice, at the soldiers, but there was little about the incident to suggest that blood would soon flow.  That changed when one of the soldiers fired his musket – likely by mistake.  Immediately his fellow soldiers, thinking an order to fire had been given, opened fire on the crowd, killing five and wounding six more. The Boston Massacre, as the incident became known, did not come out of nowhere. Tensions had been rising steadily in colonial cities like Boston at least as far back as 1765, the year the British government imposed the Stamp Act to compel the colonies to pay some of the costs of their defense by the British military during the recently concluded French and Indian War. The colonists, having grown accustomed to little British interference in their affairs for most of the eighteenth century, protested the act and the many more that followed. Although the Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, Parliament followed it with the Townsend Acts of 1768 which also imposed taxes and fees.  This act likewise touched off protests and acts of vandalism in Boston. It also led to a boycott of British goods that was organized by the Sons of Liberty. In response to these disturbances, the British government sent 2,000 troops to Boston to maintain order.  For a city of just 16,000 residents, 2,000 soldiers represented a major show of force and intimidation by Parliament. Not surprisingly, Bostonians treated the soldiers with scorn from the very start. Minor altercations on the streets between citizens – usually young tradesmen and dock workers – and soldiers occurred frequently. By early 1770, tensions were running high. In early March several brawls broke out between workers and soldiers, fueling rumors of an impending crackdown by the soldiers on Sons of Liberty activity and a plan to cut down the Liberty Tree in South Boston. This was the essential background to what led to the events of March 5, 1770. The “Boston Massacre,” as the more zealous patriots termed this clash, enraged colonists from New Hampshire to Georgia. This fury was stoked by skilled propagandists who quickly wrote and distributed a pamphlet titled, “A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre.” As the title indicates, they framed the incident not as one marked by confusion and miscommunication, but rather one where the British soldiers acted with malice and intentionally murdered the five victims. Paul Revere then added the final touch – an engraving that purported to show what happened on the night of March 5, 1770. It shows a crowd of well-dressed and well-behaved Bostonians on the left being shot – as if by firing squad – by a tightly organized line of British soldiers on the right. Both the pamphlet and image circulated widely throughout the thirteen colonies. In Boston, officials moved quickly to prosecute the soldiers.  The commander of the British soldiers, Captain Thomas Preston, and eight of his men were arrested and charged with murder. Samuel Adams, a leading figure in the Sons of Liberty movement, led the prosecution.  His cousin John Adams defended the soldiers – not because he sympathized with British rule, but rather because he believed the defendants deserved a fair trial. Despite raging public hostility toward the defendants, John Adams succeeded in demonstrating that all the conflicting eye-witness testimony meant that the defendants could not be found guilty. Preston and six soldiers were declared not guilty, while two others were convicted of manslaughter but were soon released.  And soon, despite all the fury and angry talk against “British oppression,” the city of Boston returned to calm, as did the rest of colonial America. The five victims were buried in the Granery cemetery and then kind of forgotten. And here’s where things got interesting. Many decades later – long after the American Revolution - two of the men became famous. Alright, one of them became famous and the other somewhat better known. Let’s start with the case of the better known man, Crispus Attucks. Surely you’ve heard of him. He’s the African American man who was the first to die the night of the Boston Massacre. Little is known about Attucks’ life, except that he likely was a slave who had either earned his freedom or simply run off from his owner. In any case, he was living as a free man in Boston when things between locals and British soldiers got sticky. We know his name today because his story highlighted the contradiction at the heart of the American founding: a nation that professed to be dedicated to liberty was also the world’s largest slaveholding society.  How ironic, many a historian and commentator has noted, that the first blood shed in the cause of liberty was that of a man born into slavery and whose enslaved brothers and sisters represented fully 20% of the American population. But here’s the thing: this observation about the significance of Crispus Attuck’s death did not emerge until the 1840s and 1850s – 70 to 80 years later – when African American abolitionists began to celebrate Attucks as an original American patriot as a way to bolster their demand for an end to slavery and the inclusion of blacks as full citizens of the republic. And from that point forward, through the Civil War and Reconstruction, the return of white supremacy under Jim Crow, and then into the 20th century, the legend of Crispus Attucks continued to grow, as African Americans pushed for civil rights and full membership in American life. If you want the full story about the life and legend of Crispus Attucks, check out ITPL Episode 079 where I speak with historian Mitch Kachun about his book on the topic. The less-well known victim of the Boston Massacre was Patrick Carr. He was born in Ireland and later emigrated to the colonies where he took up the trade of leather work. The reason we know about Patrick Carr is that he was Irish. His name and story remained forgotten until the late-19th century when Irish Americans began digging into the historical record looking for colonial and Revolutionary heroes. Irish immigrants, of course, did not face anything like the oppression experienced by African Americans. Nonetheless, when they began to arrive in massive numbers in the 1840s and 1850s, they were confronted by seething anti-Irish and anti-Catholic nativism. The whole Know Nothing movement of this period was aimed at stopping the influx of Irish immigrants and making life very hard for those already here. The Irish were denounced for bringing crime, poverty, disease, election fraud, and godless popery to America. After a few decades, as an Irish American middle class emerged, the Irish began to enjoy rising levels of income, education, and political power. But the one thing they lacked was respectability. Thus began the quest to find Irish heroes in the American past who would give the Irish a claim on American belonging. Irish American historians discovered that 3 of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence were born in Ireland. They also touted Timothy Murphy as the hero sharpshooter whose helped win the pivotal Battle of Saratoga. They likewise wrote about George Washington’s favorite spy, Hercules Mulligan. And, of course, they celebrated Patrick Carr for his martyrdom at the Boston Massacre. Some writers even went so far as to claim – without any evidence - that as an Irishman and an American, Patrick Carr had TWO reasons for hating British tyranny. These two stories from the Boston Massacre remind us that history has many uses. And one of them is as a tool for group advancement. African Americans and Irish Americans are hardly the only groups in America to seek acceptance by finding representative figures in the American past. German Americans, Jewish Americans, Italian Americans – you name it – have identified and celebrated people and moments in American history that reflect positively on them as early contributors to the American experiment.  ___________ If you live anywhere near Boston, lots of events commemorating the 250th https://revolution250.org/2020-boston-massacre-events/ https://www.masshist.org/features/massacre1770-2020 https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/250th-anniversary-of-the-boston-massacre-highlights-from-our-collections/ For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com  Music for This Episode Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (JayGMusic.com) The Joy Drops, “Track 23,” Not Drunk (Free Music Archive) Borrtex, “Perception” (Free Music Archive) John Bartman, "African Bliss" (Free Music Archive) Doc Turtle, "The Talons of Adventure, The Antlers of Romance" (Free Music Archive) Blue Dot Sessions, "Pat Dog" (Free Music Archive) Jon Luc Hefferman, “Winter Trek” (Free Music Archive) The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive) Production Credits Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci Website by: ERI Design Legal services: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Social Media management: The Pony Express Risk Assessment: Little Big Horn Associates Growth strategies: 54 40 or Fight © In The Past Lane, 2020 Recommended History Podcasts Ben Franklin’s World with Liz Covart @LizCovart The Age of Jackson Podcast @AgeofJacksonPod Backstory podcast – the history behind today’s headlines @BackstoryRadio Past Present podcast with Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young, and Natalia Petrzela @PastPresentPod 99 Percent Invisible with Roman Mars @99piorg Slow Burn podcast about Watergate with @leoncrawl The Memory Palace – with Nate DiMeo, story teller extraordinaire @thememorypalace The Conspirators – creepy true crime stories from the American past @Conspiratorcast The History Chicks podcast @Thehistorychix My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist Professor Buzzkill podcast – Prof B takes on myths about the past @buzzkillprof Footnoting History podcast @HistoryFootnote The History Author Show podcast @HistoryDean More Perfect podcast - the history of key US Supreme Court cases @Radiolab Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell @Gladwell Radio Diaries with Joe Richman @RadioDiaries DIG history podcast @dig_history The Story Behind – the hidden histories of everyday things @StoryBehindPod Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen – specifically its American Icons series @Studio360show Uncivil podcast – fascinating takes on the legacy of the Civil War in contemporary US @uncivilshow Stuff You Missed in History Class @MissedinHistory The Whiskey Rebellion – two historians discuss topics from today’s news @WhiskeyRebelPod American History Tellers ‏@ahtellers The Way of Improvement Leads Home with historian John Fea @JohnFea1 The Bowery Boys podcast – all things NYC history @BoweryBoys Ridiculous History @RidiculousHSW The Rogue Historian podcast with historian @MKeithHarris The Road To Now podcast @Road_To_Now Retropod with @mikerosenwald © In The Past Lane 2020

Welcome!  Today's episode starts off with a recap of this years Academy Awards winners in addition to a quiz to test your past knowledge of the award show.  Then we brush up on celebrity chefs with a quick quiz, and finish up with a segment on Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre.  Enjoy! This podcast can be supported at: https://www.patreon.com/triviarogues

Welcome to this introduction to Colored Patriots of the American Revolution. The podcast is named after the book by the same title written by William Cooper Nell, an abolitionist from Boston. He was provoked into writing the book when the Massachusetts legislature rejected a petition to build a monument to Crispus Attucks, the first casualty in the Revolutionary War. It is because of Nell that we even know who Attucks was because by the mid-18th century his story had been all but forgotten. This chapter of black history doesn't get the attention it deserves but it is filled with many heroes and heroines. William Nell conducted detailed research into the lives of many fascinating men and women, making sure that a record of their contributions to America would survive. You'll hear about slaves who served as double agents, the man who was the first black American to be ordained as a minister in a white church, veterans who fought key battles, and so much more. Learn more about me: https://www.prevailthefilm.com/ https://www.bereketkelile.com/ Music in this episode: Don't change for me - Nigel Hall Runnin' - Pharrell Williams --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coloredpatriots/support

Patriot? Martyr? Criminal? Inconsequential historical figure? These are the many opinions of Crispus Attucks. Little is known about his overall life. It is thought that he escaped slavery in 1750 and then, twenty years later, placed himself at the front of a crowd protesting against British soldiers on King Street in Boston. Attucks was shot and killed, along with four other civilians, on March 5, 1770, in an event that will forever be know as the Boston Massacre.For a full list of sources and show notes, please visithttps://www.thehumanityarchive.com/podcast/crispus-attucksSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thehumanityarchive)

In episode 89, we welcome Asheli Atkins to discuss being the co-founder of Attucks England Consulting. (https://attucksengland.com/). We dive into how important it is to trust the people you partner with in a company. We also breakdown how knowing what your strengths and weakness are key to having a successful partnership. Plus, we talk about what is next for her career.

In episode 89, we welcome Asheli Atkins to discuss being the co-founder of Attucks England Consulting. (https://attucksengland.com/). We dive into how important it is to trust the people you partner with in a company. We also breakdown how knowing what your strengths and weakness are key to having a successful partnership. Plus, we talk about what is next for her career.

Sandie and Nico discuss bad representation in theater. Nico discusses the story of Crispus Attucks, whose death shapes American history in more ways than one. 

This week at In The Past Lane, the history podcast, I speak with historian Mitch Kachun about his book, The First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory.  Attucks was the man of African American and Native American heritage who was among the five people killed in the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770.  To this day, very little is known about Crispus Attucks. So Mitch Kachun’s book focuses, as the subtitle suggests, on the memory of Attucks and how it’s changed and evolved over nearly 250 years of history.     In the course of our discussion, Mitch Kachun explains: Who Crispus Attucks was and what we know about why he was killed in the Boston Massacre.   How for many decades after the Boston Massacre and American Revolution, Crispus Attucks was a forgotten figure in US history. That is, until African American abolitionists in the 1840s and 1850s began to celebrate Attucks as a patriot as a way to bolster their demand for an end to slavery and the inclusion of blacks as full citizens of the republic.   How and why in the decades after the Civil War, as the freedoms won by African Americans were stripped away and replaced by Jim Crow white supremacy, black Americans clung to Crispus Attucks as a hero. As part of this process, they embellished his biography to make him appear every bit a patriot as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams.    How the US government used this image of Crispus Attucks the patriot as a way to recruit African Americans to fight in US wars.   How African American historians worked to have Crispus Attucks included in US history textbooks, something that finally began to happen in the 1960s during the era of the civil rights movement.   How some radical African American civil rights activists like Stokely Carmichael rejected Crispus Attucks as a model for black liberation.   How the story of Crispus Attucks and his presence – along with many other people of color – at the Boston Massacre serves as a reminder that American society has been diverse from the very beginning. Recommended reading:  Mitch Kachun, The First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory. Eric Hinderaker,  Boston’s Massacre Holger Hoock, Scars of Independence: America's Violent Birth Gerald Horne, The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America Robert Middlekauff, The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789  Alan Taylor, American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804  Related ITPL podcast episodes: 065 Andrew O’Shaughnessy on How the British Lost the American Revolution 049 Gordon Wood on the relationship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson 041 Dean Snow on the pivotal Battle of Saratoga 028 Carol Berkin on the Crisis of the 1790s 023 Stephen Knott on the relationship between Alexander Hamilton and George Washington 017 Alan Taylor, American Revolutions Music for This Episode Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (JayGMusic.com) Kevin McCleod, “Impact Moderato” (Free Music Archive) Jon Luc Hefferman, “Going Home” (Free Music Archive) Doc Turtle, “Thought Soup” (Free Music Archive) Jon Luc Hefferman, “Winter Trek” (Free Music Archive) The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive) Production Credits Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer Technical Advisors: Holly Hunt and Jesse Anderson Podcasting Consultant: Dave Jackson of the School of Podcasting Photographer: John Buckingham Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci Website by: ERI Design Legal services: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Social Media management: The Pony Express Risk Assessment: Little Big Horn Associates Growth strategies: 54 40 or Fight © In The Past Lane, 2018 Recommended History Podcasts Ben Franklin’s World with Liz Covart @LizCovart The Age of Jackson Podcast @AgeofJacksonPod Backstory podcast – the history behind today’s headlines @BackstoryRadio Past Present podcast with Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young, and Natalia Petrzela @PastPresentPod 99 Percent Invisible with Roman Mars @99piorg Slow Burn podcast about Watergate with @leoncrawl The Memory Palace – with Nate DiMeo, story teller extraordinaire @thememorypalace The Conspirators – creepy true crime stories from the American past @Conspiratorcast The History Chicks podcast @Thehistorychix My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist Professor Buzzkill podcast – Prof B takes on myths about the past @buzzkillprof Footnoting History podcast @HistoryFootnote The History Author Show podcast @HistoryDean More Perfect podcast - the history of key US Supreme Court cases @Radiolab Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell @Gladwell Radio Diaries with Joe Richman @RadioDiaries DIG history podcast @dig_history The Story Behind – the hidden histories of everyday things @StoryBehindPod Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen – specifically its American Icons series @Studio360show Uncivil podcast – fascinating takes on the legacy of the Civil War in contemporary US @uncivilshow Stuff You Missed in History Class @MissedinHistory The Whiskey Rebellion – two historians discuss topics from today’s news @WhiskeyRebelPod American History Tellers ‏@ahtellers The Way of Improvement Leads Home with historian John Fea @JohnFea1 The Bowery Boys podcast – all things NYC history @BoweryBoys Ridiculous History @RidiculousHSW The Rogue Historian podcast with historian @MKeithHarris The Road To Now podcast @Road_To_Now Retropod with @mikerosenwald

This month, we’re looking back on the history of Attucks School in Craig County. Built in 1916, Attucks served African American students in Vinita, a city located in northeastern Oklahoma, through the mid-1950s. Deeply rooted in the African American community, the school and its teachers provided students and their families with support in many different ways. Even today, its impact can be seen in the memories of alumni near and far, with many returning for the school’s biennial reunions. In this episode, we’ll hear excerpts from the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program’s archives featuring Attucks alums Arlene Kirkendoll, Charles Kirkendoll, Lois Hunt West, Robert Ramsey Jr, Okla Hicks, and Mary Crawford. Later, we’ll sit down with Kathleen Duchamp, the director of the Eastern Trails Museum in Vinita to learn more about the history and importance of Attucks School. Amplified Oklahoma is a production of the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at the Oklahoma State University Library. Show notes: https://library.okstate.edu/news/podcast/episode-22-attucks-school

First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory (Oxford University Press, 2017) explores how Crispus Attucks’ death in the 1770 Boston Massacre led to his achieving mythic significance in African Americans’ struggle to incorporate their experiences and heroes into the mainstream of the American historical narrative. While the other victims of the Boston Massacre have been largely ignored, Attucks is widely celebrated as the first to die in the cause of freedom during the era of the American Revolution. He became a symbolic embodiment of black patriotism and citizenship. First Martyr of Liberty traces Attucks’ career through both history and myth to understand how his public memory has been constructed through commemorations and monuments; institutions and organizations bearing his name; juvenile biographies; works of poetry, drama, and visual arts; popular and academic histories; and school textbooks. There will likely never be a definitive biography of Crispus Attucks since so little evidence exists about the man’s actual life. While what can and cannot be known about Attucks is addressed here, the focus is on how he has been remembered variously–as either a hero or a villain–and why at times he has been forgotten by different groups and individuals from the eighteenth century to the present day. Mitch Kachun is Professor of History at Western Michigan University. He studied anthropology at Penn State University and studied history at Illinois State University before earning his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Cornell. Kachun’s research focuses on how African Americans during the 19th and 20th centuries used historical writing and public commemorations to work for equal rights, construct a sense of collective identity, and claim control over their status and destiny in American society. His first book was Festivals of Freedom: Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915, and he was the co-editor of The Curse of Caste; or the Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins. After First Martyr of Liberty Mitch Kachun’s next book-length project will be a biographical accounting of the early 20th Century African-American journalist Charles Stewart, tentatively titled The Life and Times of Colonel J. O. Midnight. James P. Stancil II is an educator, multimedia journalist, and writer. He is also the President and CEO of Intellect U Well, Inc. a Houston-area NGO dedicated to increasing the joy of reading and media literacy in young people. He can be reached most easily through his LinkedIn page or at james.stancil@intellectuwell.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory (Oxford University Press, 2017) explores how Crispus Attucks’ death in the 1770 Boston Massacre led to his achieving mythic significance in African Americans’ struggle to incorporate their experiences and heroes into the mainstream of the American historical narrative. While the other victims of the Boston Massacre have been largely ignored, Attucks is widely celebrated as the first to die in the cause of freedom during the era of the American Revolution. He became a symbolic embodiment of black patriotism and citizenship. First Martyr of Liberty traces Attucks’ career through both history and myth to understand how his public memory has been constructed through commemorations and monuments; institutions and organizations bearing his name; juvenile biographies; works of poetry, drama, and visual arts; popular and academic histories; and school textbooks. There will likely never be a definitive biography of Crispus Attucks since so little evidence exists about the man’s actual life. While what can and cannot be known about Attucks is addressed here, the focus is on how he has been remembered variously–as either a hero or a villain–and why at times he has been forgotten by different groups and individuals from the eighteenth century to the present day. Mitch Kachun is Professor of History at Western Michigan University. He studied anthropology at Penn State University and studied history at Illinois State University before earning his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Cornell. Kachun’s research focuses on how African Americans during the 19th and 20th centuries used historical writing and public commemorations to work for equal rights, construct a sense of collective identity, and claim control over their status and destiny in American society. His first book was Festivals of Freedom: Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915, and he was the co-editor of The Curse of Caste; or the Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins. After First Martyr of Liberty Mitch Kachun’s next book-length project will be a biographical accounting of the early 20th Century African-American journalist Charles Stewart, tentatively titled The Life and Times of Colonel J. O. Midnight. James P. Stancil II is an educator, multimedia journalist, and writer. He is also the President and CEO of Intellect U Well, Inc. a Houston-area NGO dedicated to increasing the joy of reading and media literacy in young people. He can be reached most easily through his LinkedIn page or at james.stancil@intellectuwell.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory (Oxford University Press, 2017) explores how Crispus Attucks’ death in the 1770 Boston Massacre led to his achieving mythic significance in African Americans’ struggle to incorporate their experiences and heroes into the mainstream of the American historical narrative. While the other victims of the Boston Massacre have been largely ignored, Attucks is widely celebrated as the first to die in the cause of freedom during the era of the American Revolution. He became a symbolic embodiment of black patriotism and citizenship. First Martyr of Liberty traces Attucks’ career through both history and myth to understand how his public memory has been constructed through commemorations and monuments; institutions and organizations bearing his name; juvenile biographies; works of poetry, drama, and visual arts; popular and academic histories; and school textbooks. There will likely never be a definitive biography of Crispus Attucks since so little evidence exists about the man’s actual life. While what can and cannot be known about Attucks is addressed here, the focus is on how he has been remembered variously–as either a hero or a villain–and why at times he has been forgotten by different groups and individuals from the eighteenth century to the present day. Mitch Kachun is Professor of History at Western Michigan University. He studied anthropology at Penn State University and studied history at Illinois State University before earning his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Cornell. Kachun’s research focuses on how African Americans during the 19th and 20th centuries used historical writing and public commemorations to work for equal rights, construct a sense of collective identity, and claim control over their status and destiny in American society. His first book was Festivals of Freedom: Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915, and he was the co-editor of The Curse of Caste; or the Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins. After First Martyr of Liberty Mitch Kachun’s next book-length project will be a biographical accounting of the early 20th Century African-American journalist Charles Stewart, tentatively titled The Life and Times of Colonel J. O. Midnight. James P. Stancil II is an educator, multimedia journalist, and writer. He is also the President and CEO of Intellect U Well, Inc. a Houston-area NGO dedicated to increasing the joy of reading and media literacy in young people. He can be reached most easily through his LinkedIn page or at james.stancil@intellectuwell.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory (Oxford University Press, 2017) explores how Crispus Attucks' death in the 1770 Boston Massacre led to his achieving mythic significance in African Americans' struggle to incorporate their experiences and heroes into the mainstream of the American historical narrative. While the other victims of the Boston Massacre have been largely ignored, Attucks is widely celebrated as the first to die in the cause of freedom during the era of the American Revolution. He became a symbolic embodiment of black patriotism and citizenship. First Martyr of Liberty traces Attucks' career through both history and myth to understand how his public memory has been constructed through commemorations and monuments; institutions and organizations bearing his name; juvenile biographies; works of poetry, drama, and visual arts; popular and academic histories; and school textbooks. There will likely never be a definitive biography of Crispus Attucks since so little evidence exists about the man's actual life. While what can and cannot be known about Attucks is addressed here, the focus is on how he has been remembered variously–as either a hero or a villain–and why at times he has been forgotten by different groups and individuals from the eighteenth century to the present day. Mitch Kachun is Professor of History at Western Michigan University. He studied anthropology at Penn State University and studied history at Illinois State University before earning his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Cornell. Kachun's research focuses on how African Americans during the 19th and 20th centuries used historical writing and public commemorations to work for equal rights, construct a sense of collective identity, and claim control over their status and destiny in American society. His first book was Festivals of Freedom: Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915, and he was the co-editor of The Curse of Caste; or the Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins. After First Martyr of Liberty Mitch Kachun's next book-length project will be a biographical accounting of the early 20th Century African-American journalist Charles Stewart, tentatively titled The Life and Times of Colonel J. O. Midnight. James P. Stancil II is an educator, multimedia journalist, and writer. He is also the President and CEO of Intellect U Well, Inc. a Houston-area NGO dedicated to increasing the joy of reading and media literacy in young people. He can be reached most easily through his LinkedIn page or at james.stancil@intellectuwell.org.

First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory (Oxford University Press, 2017) explores how Crispus Attucks' death in the 1770 Boston Massacre led to his achieving mythic significance in African Americans' struggle to incorporate their experiences and heroes into the mainstream of the American historical narrative. While the other victims of the Boston Massacre have been largely ignored, Attucks is widely celebrated as the first to die in the cause of freedom during the era of the American Revolution. He became a symbolic embodiment of black patriotism and citizenship. First Martyr of Liberty traces Attucks' career through both history and myth to understand how his public memory has been constructed through commemorations and monuments; institutions and organizations bearing his name; juvenile biographies; works of poetry, drama, and visual arts; popular and academic histories; and school textbooks. There will likely never be a definitive biography of Crispus Attucks since so little evidence exists about the man's actual life. While what can and cannot be known about Attucks is addressed here, the focus is on how he has been remembered variously–as either a hero or a villain–and why at times he has been forgotten by different groups and individuals from the eighteenth century to the present day. Mitch Kachun is Professor of History at Western Michigan University. He studied anthropology at Penn State University and studied history at Illinois State University before earning his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Cornell. Kachun's research focuses on how African Americans during the 19th and 20th centuries used historical writing and public commemorations to work for equal rights, construct a sense of collective identity, and claim control over their status and destiny in American society. His first book was Festivals of Freedom: Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915, and he was the co-editor of The Curse of Caste; or the Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins. After First Martyr of Liberty Mitch Kachun's next book-length project will be a biographical accounting of the early 20th Century African-American journalist Charles Stewart, tentatively titled The Life and Times of Colonel J. O. Midnight. James P. Stancil II is an educator, multimedia journalist, and writer. He is also the President and CEO of Intellect U Well, Inc. a Houston-area NGO dedicated to increasing the joy of reading and media literacy in young people. He can be reached most easily through his LinkedIn page or at james.stancil@intellectuwell.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory (Oxford University Press, 2017) explores how Crispus Attucks’ death in the 1770 Boston Massacre led to his achieving mythic significance in African Americans’ struggle to incorporate their experiences and heroes into the mainstream of the American historical narrative. While the other victims of the Boston Massacre have been largely ignored, Attucks is widely celebrated as the first to die in the cause of freedom during the era of the American Revolution. He became a symbolic embodiment of black patriotism and citizenship. First Martyr of Liberty traces Attucks’ career through both history and myth to understand how his public memory has been constructed through commemorations and monuments; institutions and organizations bearing his name; juvenile biographies; works of poetry, drama, and visual arts; popular and academic histories; and school textbooks. There will likely never be a definitive biography of Crispus Attucks since so little evidence exists about the man’s actual life. While what can and cannot be known about Attucks is addressed here, the focus is on how he has been remembered variously–as either a hero or a villain–and why at times he has been forgotten by different groups and individuals from the eighteenth century to the present day. Mitch Kachun is Professor of History at Western Michigan University. He studied anthropology at Penn State University and studied history at Illinois State University before earning his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Cornell. Kachun’s research focuses on how African Americans during the 19th and 20th centuries used historical writing and public commemorations to work for equal rights, construct a sense of collective identity, and claim control over their status and destiny in American society. His first book was Festivals of Freedom: Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915, and he was the co-editor of The Curse of Caste; or the Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins. After First Martyr of Liberty Mitch Kachun’s next book-length project will be a biographical accounting of the early 20th Century African-American journalist Charles Stewart, tentatively titled The Life and Times of Colonel J. O. Midnight. James P. Stancil II is an educator, multimedia journalist, and writer. He is also the President and CEO of Intellect U Well, Inc. a Houston-area NGO dedicated to increasing the joy of reading and media literacy in young people. He can be reached most easily through his LinkedIn page or at james.stancil@intellectuwell.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crispus Attucks was the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed at the Boston Massacre, also known as the “Incident on King Street”. Some reports say Attucks was a leader, and instigator of the event, and over the centuries debate rages as to whether he was a hero and patriot, or a rabble rouser. Either way, Attucks is immortalized in African American history and American history as “the first to defy, and the first to die”. Crispus Attucks will always be remembered as a true martyr, “the first to pour out his blood as a libation on the alter of a people’s rights”.

A preview of Attucks TV premier (Thursday, September 22, 2016) - Khaula Murtadha, Associate Vice Chancellor, Office of Community Engagement, IUPUI, who helped develop the associated curriculum; Lauren Franklin, current Attucks Principal, who will talk about her students' reactions to the film. Producer Ted Green will be out of the country, but John has three soundbites picked out from a brief interview he did with Ted before departure.

Sarah The Cheese Lady used to have a different last name. That was before she discovered her unusual calling -- crafting sculptures out of enormous blocks of cheese. Sharon just had to find out more ahead of Sarah's appearance at this year's Indiana State Fair. A newly formed advocacy and action group called Landmark Columbus, led by Richard McCoy, has announced plans for Exhibit Columbus a biannual design exhibition to start in fall 2017. "Attucks: The School That Opened a City" is a new documentary project of WFYI Public Media, Ted Green Films, and Heartland Film. Sharon Gamble invited producer-director Ted Green and composer-performer Tyron Cooper to tell her to talk about this film that captures the heart and pride of not only a high school but also its wider community.

Producer Ted Green joins John in-studio to talk about his upcoming WFYI documentary on Crispus Attucks High School. He'll be joined on the phone by Pat Payne, whose family history is deeply intertwined with the Attucks story.

From the Other Side of the Footlights with M.D. Ridge – Birth of an Answer at the Attucks Theater.

Reading of a vintage Script ~ Crispus Attucks (1723? - March 5, 1770) was the first American to die for the Revolutionary cause: "The first to defy, the first to die." Attucks was shot in the "Boston Massacre," the first fight leading up to the Revolutionary War. Crispus Attucks, a black man, was the first person killed in Boston. When tensions between British soldiers and an angry crowd resulted in the death of five people. March 5, 1770 was initially called the day of the Boston Massacre but the name was soon changed to Crispus Attucks Day. Crispus Attucks Day remained the chief American anniversary until independence was won and it was replaced by July 4. John Adams, our second president, called March 5, 1770 the most important event in American history. On October 13, 1888 a monument was erected on Boston Common called the Crispus Attucks Memorial.  Attucks went to sea as a whaler and worked as a ropemaker in Boston, Massachusetts. He learned to read and write, and studied government. Attucks went to many anti-British meetings to discuss unfair taxes; he wrote to Governor Thomas Hutchinson (the Tory governor of Massachusetts) to protest these taxes. On March 5, 1770, Attucks and other Patriots (Colonists who were against British rule) fought with the Red Coats (British soldiers) at Dock Square in Boston in an unofficial skirmish. Attucks was the first of five people to die in the fight. The soldier who shot the Patriots were tried for murder, but most were acquitted (the future US President John Adams was the lawyer for the British soldiers); the acquittals further enraged the people of Boston.  

 Crispus Attucks~ 4th of July Independence Day Tribute! The Gist of Freedom is pleased to present Another Side Of The Story by Eugene Gordon, 1920.  Please feel free to download the script and share it!  Crispus Attucks, a black man, was the first person killed in Boston. When tensions between British soldiers and an angry crowd resulted in the death of five people. March 5, 1770 was initially called the day of the Boston Massacre but the name was soon changed to Crispus Attucks Day. Crispus Attucks Day remained the chief American anniversary until independence was won and it was replaced by July 4. John Adams, our second president, called March 5, 1770 the most important event in American history. On October 13, 1888 a monument was erected on Boston Common called the Crispus Attucks Memorial.  Listen to the Reading of a vintage Script ~ Crispus Attucks (1723? - March 5, 1770) was the first American to die for the Revolutionary cause: "The first to defy, the first to die." Attucks was shot in the "Boston Massacre," the first fight leading up to the Revolutionary War.   The Gist of Freedom would like to thank, Actor Fredric Michaels, NYC, - Crispus Attucks;  Actor Derrick Mcqueen, NYC ~ Gray;  Host, Dave Romeo, NYC- Paul Revere;  Host and Filmmaker, Gary Jenkins, Kansas City, MO~ Jake, Soldiers, Officers, Redcoat; Black Inventor, Granville T. Woods Archivists and Reenactor, David Head Detroit MI- Sam, Tom,& Henry; 

This week on #171 Kenn celebrates a birthday.  Rant about respect, or the lack of, Question Of The Week:  What Does The Fourth Of July Mean To You? About Crispus Attucks  Protecting What's Yours: Vacation Security Zombie Strike 32 with a recap of #31 Bones Hooks sings:  “Just A Touch Of Love, A Little Bit”, and plans and intentions of things to come.  Thanks for listening.  Please share the show with friends, tell them about it.  www.urbanshooter.libsyn.com  for direct links.  

A small school in the heart of Indianapolis battles the forces of Jim Crow and the frenzy of basketball-crazed Indiana. Sound like the movie Hoosiers? It‘s an even more unlikely underdog story. Oscar Robertson stars for Naptown’s Dream Team, on tonight's episode, Hoosier Attucks.