A white woman was seen on video vandalizing the monument of the only Black member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition on Tuesday. Oregon Live reports that the woman identified as Jeanette Grode, 43, received a citation for criminal mischief, abuse of venerated objects, unlawful applying of graffiti, and vandalism.
A historical marker was unveiled June 9 at Riverfront Park to remember the presence of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in Sewickley. The sign in Sewickley commemorates when retired sea captain Henry Ulery helped Meriwether Lewis on his trip through “Woolery’s Trap,” during the passage of the Lewis and Clark
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A statue commemorating York, an enslaved Black member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was defaced this week in Portland, Oregon.