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.

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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

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