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William Clark's Slave York
The names Lewis and Clark have been branded into history, along with
Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who helped guide their expedition across the
How about York? Remember him? If not, you're not alone. York was a slave -
the property of Capt. William Clark.
Now a group of historians says York has not been given the attention he
deserves for his role in the Corps of Discovery's journey across America.
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.... shared so much as a drink of water with
York because of his color.
Holmberg is the editor of a collection of letters that Clark wrote his
elder brother, Jonathan. The cache, found in 1988 in the attic of a
Louisville home owned by Jonathan Clark's descendants, provided the first
detailed look at York.
York had been William Clark's slave since both were boys. But York became
like any other member of the expedition, said Ron Craig, who's producing a
documentary ab ....
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