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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01868 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | Engraving of the Boston Massacre |
| Date | 1770 |
| Author | Revere, Paul (1735-1818) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Titled "The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King-Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Reg." Hand-colored, first edition. Crispus Attucks is colored in, indicating that he was an African American. The depiction of the event and a poem printed below the engraving vilifies the British Army. The casualties, described as "unhappy sufferers," are listed at the bottom. |
| Subjects | Boston Massacre Massacre Revolutionary War Global History and Civics African American History Poetry Military History Printing Death Injury or Wound Mobs and Riots Death Injury or Wound |
| People | Revere, Paul (1735-1818) Attucks, Crispus (d. 1770) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |