He thus died on March 5, 1770.  
Martin Luther King refers to him in the introduction of Why We Can't Wait as a specific example of a man whose contribution to history has been overlooked by standard histories. He may have been using the name Michael Johnson for some time and it is unclear whether his father was an Indian executed for treason during King Philip's Wart or a runaway from William Brown's farm. Records do agree that he was a sailor, originally hailing from Framingham who was on the Common to voice his opposition to the Townshend Acts when a stick was thrown and the shooting began. He thus died on March 5, 1770.  For 10 points, identify this main rabble-rouser of the Boston Massacre who is commonly considered the first casualty of the American Revolutionary War.
Martin Luther King refers to him in the introduction of Why We Can't Wait as a specific example of a man whose contribution to history has been overlooked by standard histories.
Crispus Attucks