Attucks

Attucks

Attucks may refer to:

People:
* Crispus Attucks, first martyr of the American Revolution

Institutions:
* Attucks Theatre, located in Norfolk, Virginia
* Crispus Attucks Communication and Writing Magnet School, elementary school located in Kansas City, Missouri
* Crispus Attucks High School, high school located in Indianapolis, Indiana


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Attucks — n. Crispus Attucks (1723 1770), black man who fought for the American Colonists during the Revolutionary War against the British (one of the first men killed in the war) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Attucks, Crispus — born 1723? died March 5, 1770, Boston, Mass. American patriot and martyr of the Boston Massacre. His early life is unclear, but he was probably a runaway slave of African and Natick Indian ancestry, and he may have served on whaling ships. He is… …   Universalium

  • Attucks Theatre — The Attucks Theatre, located in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, was financed, designed and constructed by African American entrepreneurs in 1919. The theatre was named in honor of Crispus Attucks, an African American who was the first patriot to lose his …   Wikipedia

  • Attucks — biographical name Crispus 1723? 1770 American patriot …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Attucks — /at euhks/, n. Crispus /kris peuhs/, 1723? 70, American patriot, probably a fugitive slave, killed in the Boston Massacre. * * * …   Universalium

  • Attucks — At•tucks [[t]ˈæt əks[/t]] n. big Crispus, 1723?–70, American patriot, probably a fugitive slave, killed in the Boston Massacre …   From formal English to slang

  • Attucks — /at euhks/, n. Crispus /kris peuhs/, 1723? 70, American patriot, probably a fugitive slave, killed in the Boston Massacre …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crispus Attucks Elementary School — Attucks Elementary School Established 1906 (old building) 1989 (current building) Type Public elementary Principal Sheila Dannar Faculty 25 Students …   Wikipedia

  • Attucks,Crispus — At·tucks (ătʹəks), Crispus. 1723? 1770. American patriot who was among the five persons killed in the Boston Massacre. * * * …   Universalium

  • Attucks, Crispus — (¿1723? –5 mar. 1770, Boston, Mass., EE.UU.). Patriota estadounidense y mártir de la masacre de Boston. Sus comienzos no están claros, pero es probable que fuera un esclavo fugitivo, de origen africano e indio natick, quien tal vez trabajó en… …   Enciclopedia Universal

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”