York
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York was an enslaved African American man who played a crucial yet long-overlooked role as a full participant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the American West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| York canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5341241 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: York Context triple: [Lewis and Clark Expedition, member, York]
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York
York is a historic walled city in North Yorkshire, England, renowned for its medieval architecture, including York Minster, and its rich Roman and Viking heritage.
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York
York is a historic former municipality in Ontario, Canada, that is now part of the modern city of Toronto.
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C.
Manchester
Manchester is a suburban town in central Connecticut known for its historic mills, shopping districts, and residential communities within the Greater Hartford area.
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Manchester
Manchester is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and a major economic and cultural center for the region.
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Manchester
Manchester is a major city in northwest England known for its industrial heritage, vibrant cultural scene, and influential contributions to music, sport, and science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: York Target entity description: York was an enslaved African American man who played a crucial yet long-overlooked role as a full participant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the American West.
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A.
York
York is a historic walled city in North Yorkshire, England, renowned for its medieval architecture, including York Minster, and its rich Roman and Viking heritage.
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B.
York
York is a historic former municipality in Ontario, Canada, that is now part of the modern city of Toronto.
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C.
Manchester
Manchester is a suburban town in central Connecticut known for its historic mills, shopping districts, and residential communities within the Greater Hartford area.
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Manchester
Manchester is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and a major economic and cultural center for the region.
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E.
Manchester
Manchester is a major city in northwest England known for its industrial heritage, vibrant cultural scene, and influential contributions to music, sport, and science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meriwether Lewis
ⓘ
Sacagawea ⓘ William Clark ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depictedIn |
public monuments and memorials related to Lewis and Clark
ⓘ
scholarly works on the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| employer | William Clark ⓘ |
| endTime | 1806 (participation in Lewis and Clark Expedition) ⓘ |
| enslavedBy | William Clark ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | York ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfNotability | service in the Corps of Discovery despite being enslaved ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
illustrates the role of enslaved people in U.S. westward expansion
ⓘ
represents early African American presence in the trans-Mississippi West ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being an enslaved man who traveled to the Pacific Ocean with the Corps of Discovery
ⓘ
being the only African American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ long-overlooked contributions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ participating in votes within the expedition, including on winter camp location ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | subject of modern historical reassessment and commemoration ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| notableWork | participation in the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
laborer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Corps of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of African Americans in the United States
ⓘ
history of American exploration ⓘ |
| perception | long overlooked by traditional Lewis and Clark historiography ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Kentucky
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ |
| role |
boatman on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
ⓘ
camp helper on the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ full participant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ hunter on the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ intermediary with Native American tribes ⓘ |
| socialStatus | enslaved African American man ⓘ |
| startTime | 1804 (participation in Lewis and Clark Expedition) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
American West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: York Description of subject: York was an enslaved African American man who played a crucial yet long-overlooked role as a full participant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the American West.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.