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Crispus Attucks

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The Resume

    (1723-March 5, 1770)
    Resided in Boston
    Worked as a rope maker and sailor
    Killed during the Boston Massacre (1770)
    British soldier William Wemms was tried and acquitted for his murder

Why he might be annoying:

    Little is known about his life.
    He has been called a villainous ‘rabble rouser’ by some historians.
    John Adams said his ‘very looks was enough to terrify any person.’
    He and other protesters were throwing things at the British soldiers before they were fired upon by them.
    His death was used for propaganda purposes by Samuel Adams.
    Contrary to popular belief, he probably wasn’t the first of the protesters to be killed.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was born into slavery, the offspring of black and Indian parents.
    He managed to escape to freedom (1750).
    He protested the presence of British troops in Boston.
    During one of the protests, the British soldiers standing by fired into the crowd, killing him and four others (1770).
    He is traditionally listed as the first man to have died in the Revolutionary War.
    Black abolitionists declared May 5 to be ‘Crispus Attucks Day’ (1858).

Credit: Ratman


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Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 75 Votes: 49.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 57 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 96 Votes: 57.29% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 121 Votes: 41.32% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 162 Votes: 48.15% Annoying