Both authors, David and Vox, support the claim that Attucks’s actions played a significant role in the start of the American Revolution. The author, Lester David, in the story, “Crispus Attucks: The First to Defy,” presents and supports their claim in a more compelling way, or interesting way. To begin with, the author, Lester David, supports their claim in a more compelling way by describing statistics, facts, and studies to prove his point, or supports the claim by appealing to the reader’s emotions. Lester David describes in the article, “Crispus Attucks: The First to Defy,” by introducing right away how the Boston Massacre started and how the Attucks played an important role in the Boston Massacre, and as well as the American Revolution.