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CRISPUS ATTUCKS WAS FIRST TO DIE FOR AMERICAN FREEDOM.

[[image: Political cartoon reproduced in black and white showing a town square surrounded by 18th century buildings, a line of soldiers firing long guns into a small crowd, billows of smoke coming from guns; one man is being carried away, eyes downcast, one man on floor face down, others seeming to be dying]]
[[caption on original image]] The BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King--Street BOSTON on March 5th 1770,by a party of the 2[[rest of text cut off]] [[/caption]]
[[caption at lower edge of original cartoon]] Engrav'd Printed & Sold by PAUL REVERE BOSTON [[/caption at lower edge]]
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[[cutoff]]pyBOSTON! see thy Sons deplore.
[[cutoff]]llow'd Walks besmear'd with guiltless Gore.
[[cutoff]]faithless P-n and his savage Bands.
[[cutoff]]urd'rous Rancour stretch their bloody Hands;
[[cutoff]]erce Barbarians grinning o'er their Prey,
[[cutoff]]ove the Carnage and enjoy the Day.
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If scalding drops from Rage from Anguish Wrung
If speechless Sorrows lab'ring for a Tongue,
Or if a weeping World can ought appease
The plaintive Ghosts of Victims such as these;
The Patriot's copious Tears for each are shed,
A glorious Tribute which embalms the Dead.
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But know FATE summons to that av[[cutoff]]
Where JUSTICE strips the Murd'rer [[cutoff]]
Should venal C-ts the scandal o[[cutoff]]
Snatch the relentless Villain from [[cutoff]]
Keen Execrations on this Plate [[cutoff]]
Shall reach a JUDGE who never [[cutoff]]
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[[cutoff]]unhappy Suffe'rers were Messrs SAM'L GRAY, SAM'L MAVERICK, JAM'S CALDWELL, CRISPUS ATTUCKS & [[cutoff]]
Killed. Six wounded; two of them. (CHRIST'R MONK & JOHN [[cutoff]]
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