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The '''Crispus Attucks Club''' was an organization of African Americans. The group adopted a constitution at a meeting in Boston presided over by ] in 1890. The group was named for ] who was the first person killed at the ] that preceded the Revolutionary War. Chapters were established in Harrisburg, New York City,<ref name=ha>{{Cite web|url=https://digitalharrisburg.com/african-american-womens-organizations-in-harrisburg/|title=African-American Women’s Organizations in Harrisburg|date=March 18, 2021}}</ref> and Joliet, Illinois.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://academic.oup.com/book/25830/chapter-abstract/193472788?redirectedFrom=fulltext|title=First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory|first=Mitch|last=Kachun|editor-first=Mitch|editor-last=Kachun|date=September 21, 2017|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=0|via=Silverchair}}</ref> The '''Crispus Attucks Club''', also known as the '''Crispus Attucks Association''', is an African American community organization. The group was named for ], who was the first person killed at the ] that preceded the American Revolutionary War.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-03 |title=Crispus Attucks: A Legacy of Radical Black Dignity |url=https://greenwichhistory.org/crispus-attucks-a-legacy-of-radical-black-dignity/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Greenwich Historical Society |language=en-US}}</ref>

The group adopted a constitution at a meeting in Boston presided over by ] in 1890. Chapters were established in Harrisburg, New York City;<ref name="ha">{{Cite web|url=https://digitalharrisburg.com/african-american-womens-organizations-in-harrisburg/|title=African-American Women’s Organizations in Harrisburg|date=March 18, 2021}}</ref> ] (1941);<ref name=":0" /> and Joliet, Illinois.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://academic.oup.com/book/25830/chapter-abstract/193472788?redirectedFrom=fulltext|title=First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory|first=Mitch|last=Kachun|editor-first=Mitch|editor-last=Kachun|date=September 21, 2017|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=0|via=Silverchair}}</ref>


The group held commemorations of Attucks on March 5. The annual dinner in 1894 was held at the Quincy House hotel in ]. The group held commemorations of Attucks on March 5. The annual dinner in 1894 was held at the Quincy House hotel in ].
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==Further reading== ==Further reading==
*"New Bedford formation of Crispus Attucks club" November 15, 1887 ''Weekly New Era'' *"New Bedford formation of Crispus Attucks club" November 15, 1887 ''Weekly New Era'' Norton, Kansas page 2
Norton, Kansas page 2

==References== ==References==
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The Crispus Attucks Club, also known as the Crispus Attucks Association, is an African American community organization. The group was named for Crispus Attucks, who was the first person killed at the Boston Massacre that preceded the American Revolutionary War.

The group adopted a constitution at a meeting in Boston presided over by Edward Everett Brown in 1890. Chapters were established in Harrisburg, New York City; Greenwich, Connecticut (1941); and Joliet, Illinois.

The group held commemorations of Attucks on March 5. The annual dinner in 1894 was held at the Quincy House hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

A newspaper described it as a "leading colored organization of the state."

Members

Further reading

  • "New Bedford formation of Crispus Attucks club" November 15, 1887 Weekly New Era Norton, Kansas page 2

References

  1. ^ "Crispus Attucks: A Legacy of Radical Black Dignity". Greenwich Historical Society. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  2. ^ "African-American Women's Organizations in Harrisburg". March 18, 2021.
  3. Kachun, Mitch (September 21, 2017). Kachun, Mitch (ed.). First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory. Oxford University Press. p. 0 – via Silverchair.
  4. Kachun, Mitch (June 20, 2017). "First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  5. "Pilot, Volume 53, Number 13 — 29 March 1890 — Boston College Newspapers". newspapers.bc.edu.
  6. "Dorothy M. Curtis". October 9, 2020.
  7. Greer, Ronald L. (September 17, 2015). "Only a Look: A Historical Look at the Career of Mrs. Roberta Martin and the Roberta Martin Gospel Singers of Chicago, Illinois". WestBow Press – via Google Books.
  8. "James R. Hamm: News dealer, local leader – The Bay State Banner". www.baystatebanner.com.