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    York (explorer)

    African-American slave and member of the Lewis and Clark expedition

    See also: Bust of York

    York

    York statue at Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere, Louisville, Kentucky

    Born1770–1775

    Ladysmith, Caroline County, Virginia Colony

    Diedafter 1815
    Occupation(s)Body servant (enslaved), explorer
    EmployerEnslaved by William Clark
    Known forParticipating in the Lewis and Clark Expedition
    Spouse1
    Parent(s)Old York, Rose
    RelativesJuba (brother), Nancy (sister), Scipio (half-brother), Daphney (half-sister)
    Service / branch United States Army
    Years of service1803–1806
    RankSergeant (honorary posthumous – Presidential citation)
    CommandsCorps of Discovery

    York (1770–1775 – after 1815)[1] was an enslaved man[2] who was the only African-American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806.

    A lifelong slave and personal servant of William Clark, York participated in