Revere, Paul (1735-1818) [Engraving of the Boston Massacre]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01868
Author/Creator: Revere, Paul (1735-1818)
Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts
Type: Engraving
Date: 1770
Pagination: 1 p. ; 29.3 x 24 cm.
Summary of Content: 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.
People: Revere, Paul, 1735-1818., Attucks, Crispus, d. 1770.
Historical Era: American Revolution, 1763-1783
Keywords/Subjects: Boston Massacre;, Massacre;, Revolutionary War;, Global History and US Foreign Policy;, Global History and US Foreign Policy;, African American History;, Poetry;, Military History;, Printing;, Death;, Injury or Wound;, Mobs and Riots;, Death;, Injury or Wound;
Sub Era: Road to Revolution
LOC Search Terms: Boston Massacre, 1770., United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--African Americans., United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes., United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Propaganda., Boston (Mass.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Resources: Teaching the Revolution, Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre, 1770
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