{"id":230671,"date":"2026-06-05T13:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=230671"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:54:41","slug":"astronaut-victor-glover-is-the-latest-in-a-long-line-of-black-american-explorers-%e2%88%92-including-york-the-enslaved-man-who-played-a-key-role-in-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=230671","title":{"rendered":"Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers \u2212 including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Glover will become the first Black astronaut to orbit the Moon \u2013 but he is part of a long line of Black explorers, many forgotten through history. 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