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In The News The Lewis &amp; Clark Expedition was a pivotal moment in American history. But the story of York, a slave to William Clark from boyhood and comrade on this journey, has been obscured by omission and stereotype.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:York’s personal story is not well known, though the story of Lewis &amp; Clark and the Corps of Discovery is. How is it that we as a culture remember some pieces of history and not others? Some of what we know about York comes from the oral histories of various native peoples who encountered York as the Corps made its way across the continent. Other pieces of information about York’s role come from William Clark’s journals and letters.When the Expedition returns to the Eastern United States, York’s life becomes even more controversial. Denied his freedom by Clark, historians continue to disagree over two versions of York’s ultimate fate. “Oregon Experience: Searching for York,” paints a portrait of this unofficial member of the Corps of Discovery as it explores the ways in which history is written. Shot on location at Fort Vancouver and Fort Clatsop, the program is an engaging and provocative look at a man shrouded in mystery.BooksRobert Betts, In Search of York: The Slave who went to the Pacific with Lewis and ClarkMeriwether Lewis, William Clark, et al, Gary Moulton, Editor, The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of DiscoveryWilliam Clark, James J. Holmberg, Editor, Dear Brother; Letters of William Clark to Jonathan ClarkWashington Irving, John Francis McDermott, Editor, The Western Journals of Washington IrvingZenas Leonard, John C. Ewers, Editor, Adventures of Zenas Leonard, Fur TraderMeriwether Lewis, William Clark, et al, Nicholas Biddle, Editor, Journals of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and ClarkZoa L. Swayne, Do Them No Harm; Lewis and Clark Among the Nez PerceTHANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Elliott Coues, Editor, The History of the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionFrank X. Walker, Buffalo Dance: The Journey of YorkArticlesYork of the Corps of DiscoveryOregon Historical QuarterlyA Notion about Freedom; the relationship of William Clark and YorkGateway HeritageBig Medison: York's Life During and After the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionSpeech at the "Confluence of Cultures" conference University of MontanaWeb sitesBroadcast Date: August 05, 2010THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Sign up to get important news and culture from around the Northwest, delivered to your inbox six days a week.There’s a new monument in Portland’s Mount Tabor Park. It’s a bust of York, the only Black member of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery, and it appeared mysteriously.Tags:&nbsp;, , Streaming NowBBC OutlookOPB NewsKMHD

In The News The Lewis &amp; Clark Expedition was a pivotal moment in American history. But the story of York, a slave to William Clark from boyhood and comrade on this journey, has been obscured by omission and stereotype.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:York’s personal story is not well known, though the story of Lewis &amp; Clark and the Corps of Discovery is. How is it that we as a culture remember some pieces of history and not others? Some of what we know about York comes from the oral histories of various native peoples who encountered York as the Corps made its way across the continent. Other...

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