c) Crispus Attucks

Crispus Attucks, killed in the Boston Massacre of 1770, is recognized as the first martyr of the American Revolution. Attucks, a man of African and Native American descent, was part of the crowd that confronted British soldiers in what escalated into a deadly confrontation. His death became a symbol of the struggle for liberty and was utilized in revolutionary propaganda to galvanize anti-British sentiment. The story of Crispus Attucks highlights the diverse makeup of the colonial population involved in the revolutionary cause and represents the broader fight for freedom and equality that underpinned the American Revolution.