Speaker or author: Nell, William C. (William Cooper), 1816-1874.
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
Speech offering a brief biography of the life of Crispus Attucks and his martyrdom at the Boston Massacre in 1770. The speaker included a letter by the grandson of Samuel Maverick, Attucks' master.
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 1,312 word document (text and images)
Date published: 1860-03-05
Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century
Keywords: Boston; Crispus Attucks; emancipation; revolution; Samuel Maverick; William Lloyd Garrison
People: Attucks, Crispus; Garrison, William Lloyd; Maverick, Samuel
Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches