York, who also unwillingly was brought on the Lewis & Clark Expedition by his enslaver, Clark, has a story that not only varies historian by historian but also did not include full truths of what he experienced. York traveled nearly 8,000 miles cross country with the promise of freedom and land, only for neither to occur.
Sacagawea, in a similar, if not more heartbreaking story, was all of 12 years old when she was sold to be married, pregnant, and set off on the expedition - giving birth while on the trek. Listen in for more detail on these untold or not widely known histories of York & Sacagawea.
Sources:
York and Sacagawea - Lewis & Clark expedition
Searching for York - Oregon Public Broadcasting Documentaryhttps://youtu.be/1-s9CzF3kAI?si=hfcIuenPHObcBYgQ
https://www.nps.gov/lecl/faqs.htm#:~:text=Q%3A%20What%20is%20the%20Lewis,near%20present%20day%20Astoria%2C%20Oregon.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sacagawea
https://www.nps.gov/lecl/york.htm#:~:text=A%20fronteirsman%2C%20hunter%2C%20and%20the,his%20payment%20and%20his%20freedom.
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