Sothebys Documentation of Unsung African American Who Fought to Defend the Declaration of Independence and other rare historic works featuring African Americans
Extraordinarily rare items reveal that an African American man was the first person to die in The American Revolutionary War. Some of the First to Fight for American Independence were also African American. New York, NY, July 16, 2020 --( PR.com )-- Extraordinarily rare items reveal that an African American man was the first person to die in the American a Revolutionary War. This week through July 21, bidding is open at Sotheby's online auction of "How History Unfolds on Paper, from The Eric C. Caren Collection," Part 8. Highlights Include: An iconic pictorial engraving of The Boston Massacre in a 1770 tract, describing the event. Crispus Attucks, a black man, is crudely depicted and named. He is widely considered to be the first American to die in The American Revolution. One historically significant manuscript relates to Daniel Cumbo, an African American, who fought to defend The Declaration of Independence; This item is actually autographed by a Signer of Th...