Author Gives Lewis and Clark Slave York a Voice

February 18, 2008

York, an African American slave and member of the Corps of Discovery who was unable to keep a journal, was given a voice as poet Frank X. Walker read from his two collections, which were told from the perspectives of York and other people and objects he encountered.

By RYAN HALL Tribune Staff Writer

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