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New festival in Portland honors York, an enslaved member of Lewis and Clark's team

By Deena Prichep

Published October 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM EDT

Portland launches York Fest, an event to honor an enslaved Black man named York who entered what is now Oregon as part of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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