York was born
into slavery; at the very bottom of Southern society.
When Meriwether Lewis
invited Clark to co-captain a military unit on a mission to cross North
America, York was taken along.
This adventure gave York a taste of freedom and
respect neither he nor his master ever anticipated.
After the expedition , the
adjustment to normal life in the states was difficult for many of the men.
Some returned to the frontier.
Lewis committed suicide within three years.
Yet
none of the men faced York's dilemma. While the white heroes of the expedition
were rewarded with fame, cash, and land; only York and Sacajawea received
nothing. York was plunged back into the humiliating and degrading life of a
common slave.
Written by Brad Phillips.
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