<I>Boston Massacre, March 5th, 1770</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1856
name: label: Printed by
content: J. H. Bufford & Co., American, 1835 - after 1882
label: Illustrated by
content: W. L. Champney, American
label: Subject of
content: Crispus Attucks, American, 1723 - 1770
label: Published by
content: Henry O. Smith, American
notes: label: Description
content: A lithograph based on W. L. Champney's illustration of the Boston Massacre. The image focuses on Crispus Attucks, who appears in the center, club in hand, holding the barrel of a British soldier's musket. Behind him, a line of British soldiers fire into a crowd of club-wielding citizens.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Movement
content: Anti-slavery movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.26.8
objectType: label: Type
content: color lithographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: framed: 25 3/8 x 30 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (64.5 x 78.4 x 3.2 cm)