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York: Explorer/Slave |
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York: Explorer/Slave
By Toni Lee Robinson |
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1 "York, Clark's black slave." "My man York." Accounts of the Lewis and Clark journey nearly always list York by his lowly status as servant or slave. If the first black American explorer had a first name, it is never listed. Slaves often didn't have two names. But first name or not, York played an important part in the historic voyage.