Lewis and Clark

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• SOURCE: National Geographic
  3/8/2021
  

  Oregon once Legally Banned Black People. Has the State Reconciled its Racist Past?

  Activists in Oregon are working to recover knowledge of the state's forgotten African American history, which is as old as white settlement in the region. 

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• SOURCE: Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation (Press Release)
  4/25/18
  

  The discovery of a map made by a Native American is reshaping thinking about the Lewis & Clark expedition

  The discovery of the map shows the extent to which Lewis and Clark were helped by Native American geographers. 

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• SOURCE: Huffington Post
  5-25-16
  

  Were Lewis and Clark Gay?

  by Thomas A. Foster

  About That Saturday Night Live Sketch...

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• 6-28-15
  

  Why I Believe Meriwether Lewis Was Assassinated

  by Kira Gale

  The villain behind the assassination? General James Wilkinson, the “most consummate artist in treason the nation has ever produced.”

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian
  6-5-14
  

  Lewis and Clark Only Became Popular 50 Years Ago

  For 150 years, the famous explorers were relatively unknown characters.