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Crispus Attucks, American Martyr

Feb 10, 202648:11Society & Culture

In this episode, I talk about Crispus Attucks, a figure in Black history both lauded as the first martyr of American liberty and maligned as a violent thug, and I explore his relevance in this moment of state-sanctioned...

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Crispus Attucks, American Martyr is an episode from Historical Blindness by Nathaniel Lloyd. In this episode, I talk about Crispus Attucks, a figure in Black history both lauded as the first martyr of American liberty and maligned as a viol...

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Published Feb 10, 2026, 48:11 long, audio available.

Crispus Attucks, American Martyr

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