Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition
The article highlights the contributions of York, an enslaved Black man who accompanied Lewis and Clark's expedition, emphasizing his critical role in the journey. It contrasts his historical neglect with the recognition of modern Black astronaut Victor Glover, framing York's legacy as part of an inspiring tradition of Black achievement. The author, a historian, underscores York's significance as more than a 'body servant' and notes that his vote was acknowledged, suggesting a broader historical context of Black agency.
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“In April 2026, four astronauts are scheduled to fly around the Moon.”
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Wikipedia's Artemis II entry explicitly confirms the mission launched on April 1, 2026, with four astronauts flying around the Moon.
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— Artemis I, formerly Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), was an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission that launched on November 16, 2022. As the first major spaceflight of NASA's Artemis program, Artemis I marked t…
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— Artemis II is an ongoing United States spaceflight mission sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth over the span of ten days. It launched from Kennedy Space Center on Apri…
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— Artemis III is planned to be the second crewed mission of the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program. The mission's objectives are to conduct tests in low Earth orbit with one or both commercially…
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“One crew member, pilot Victor Glover, will become the first Black astronaut to ever orbit the Moon.”
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— Artemis II is an ongoing United States spaceflight mission sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth over the span of ten days. It launched from Kennedy Space Center on Apri…
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— Victor Jerome Glover Jr. (born April 30, 1976) is an American naval officer, test pilot and NASA astronaut from the class of 2013. He piloted the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to …
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— "Whitey on the Moon" is a spoken word poem by Gil Scott-Heron, released as the ninth track on his debut album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox in 1970. Accompanied by conga drums, Scott-Heron's narrative…
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“America’s first Black explorer didn’t fly an Apollo rocket or sail with the U.S. Exploring Expedition. He traveled with Lewis and Clark, and he was known by a single name: York.”
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Wikipedia's York (explorer) entry confirms he was the only African-American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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— Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1867 and is situated on the historic M. Lloyd Frank Estate in South Portland's Collins Vie…
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— The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchas…
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— York (1770–1775 – after 1815) was an enslaved man
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 …
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“York was born in Virginia around 1770.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute York's birthplace or exact birth year beyond his birth year being listed as 1770.
“York was enslaved by the Clarks. William Clark, who was around the same age, was also unusually tall, though his hair was a rusty red, and sometimes the boys played together.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about York and William Clark's enslavement status or shared ownership.
“York met a Black woman there and married her. He also became William’s 'body servant.'”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about York's marriage or role as a body servant.
“On May 14, 1804, the corps began ascending the Missouri River. York helped row and tow the party’s barge... he was only the fifth named member to bring down a buffalo.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about York being the fifth person to kill a buffalo.
“During my research, I found an unpublished letter in which Clark praised York’s ability to 'manage the boats.'”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the existence of an unpublished letter from William Clark to York.
“The government paid US$274.57 for York’s labor, a sum similar to what the privates received. But that money didn’t go to York. It went to Clark.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about financial payments being made to William Clark.
“From 1804 to 1806, the government devoted a larger percentage of its budget to the corps than it devotes to NASA today.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about budget comparisons between expeditions.
“York was a strong swimmer, a rare thing in an era when many people never learned to swim.”
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“When the captains asked York to vote on the winter quarters, they were acknowledging in some small way that he’d proven he was more than a body servant.”
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“There have been many Black explorers in American history. Thomas Jefferson launched other expeditions besides Lewis and Clark’s, and those expeditions also included enslaved people, though their names have not survived.”
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“York and Victor Glover are, for now, the first and most recent examples of this inspiring tradition.”
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