Early Developments
York, an enslaved African American held by William Clark, traveled and worked with him in 1804 and 1806 as part of the famous Lewis and Clark expedition's exploration of the Missouri River lands. He was the first black person recorded in what would become Nebraska.
In 1820, the United States Congress passed the Missouri Compromise. It prohibited slavery in the unorganized lands that would become the Nebraska Territory. The topic of slavery in Nebraska would not be revisited by Congress until 1854.
Read more about this topic: History Of Slavery In Nebraska
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