The statue of York β an enslaved Black member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition β has been toppled in Portland
"The numerous racist responses to the memorial of a Black man forced to participate in the Corps of Discovery Expedition have not been a surprise," the park director says
ALT The Bust of York at Mt. Tabor Park has been toppled from its pedestal, with chunks of hardened plastic torn out of its face
ALT A bust of York, who was an enslaved Black member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, has been toppled from Mt. Tabor Park on Wednesday