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The names Lewis and Clark have been branded into history, along with Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who helped guide their expedition across the uncharted American continent. How about York? Remember him? If not, you're not alone. York was a sla ....

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... nation's history and yet hardly anybody knows him,'' said James Holmberg, curator of special collections at the Filson Club Historical Society in Louisville, Ky. York is believed to be the first black to cross the American continent. Yet there are no coins or stamps with his image. There is one known statue of York, standing on a bluff at the University of Portland, where he overlooks the long Columbia River valley that stretches to the Pacific. Holmberg says York was a valuable member of the expedition, helping smooth relations with Indian tribes, hunting and sharing the burdens of travel with men who otherwise may not have shared so muc ...