An Enslaved Man Voted on Lewis and Clark's Expedition
19th Century

An Enslaved Man Voted on Lewis and Clark's Expedition

Near the mouth of the Columbia the captains polled the whole party, and Clark wrote down the opinions of two people the law did not count as people.

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North AmericaUnited States19th CenturySlaveryExplorationLewis And Clark ExpeditionYorkWilliam ClarkSacagaweaFrontierIndigenous History

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