York
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York was an enslaved African American man who played a crucial yet long-overlooked role as a full participant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the American West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| York canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meriwether Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sacagawea NERFINISHED ⓘ William Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictedIn |
public monuments and memorials related to Lewis and Clark
ⓘ
scholarly works on the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| employer | William Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1806 (participation in Lewis and Clark Expedition) ⓘ |
| enslavedBy | William Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfNotability | service in the Corps of Discovery despite being enslaved ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
illustrates the role of enslaved people in U.S. westward expansion
ⓘ
represents early African American presence in the trans-Mississippi West ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being an enslaved man who traveled to the Pacific Ocean with the Corps of Discovery
ⓘ
being the only African American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ long-overlooked contributions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ participating in votes within the expedition, including on winter camp location ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | subject of modern historical reassessment and commemoration ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | participation in the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
laborer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Corps of Discovery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of African Americans in the United States
ⓘ
history of American exploration ⓘ |
| perception | long overlooked by traditional Lewis and Clark historiography ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
boatman on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
ⓘ
camp helper on the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ full participant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ hunter on the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ intermediary with Native American tribes ⓘ |
| socialStatus | enslaved African American man ⓘ |
| startTime | 1804 (participation in Lewis and Clark Expedition) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
American West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.