History records Crispus Attucks as the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed in what became known as the Boston Massacre.

But according to the Bean Soup Times archives that nugget of Black American history is simply not true.

According to eye witness reports, Attucks, a runaway slave, was riding his horse home when a British soldier pulled him over. 

"Where are you going in such a hurry Negro? Is there a fire somewhere?" the soldier bellowed.

"Yes, I believe the fire is at the residence of your mama," replied Attucks.

Then suddenly, the soldier's gun which was resting at his side, jumped into the ready position and the bullets' nose awakened and sought negro skin with a vengeance. Attucks, seeing the desire of the bullets jumped into the crosshairs of the gun and was shot immediately as onlookers watched in shock as the event boiled out of control.

But crafty activists like Paul Revere saw the opportunity to use the event to promote the ideals of American independence and thus characterized Attucks as a freedom fighter.

Thus Attucks was erroneously credited as the leader and instigator of the event, when the truth of the matter was that he was simply the first black victim of police brutality and like thousands after him, simply could not help but put his body into the crosshairs of law enforcement's gun which, routinely, would accidentally fire and hit black men.