A California Historic Park commemorates life in Allensworth, a Central Valley town founded after the Civil War where Black residents could prosper. Feb. 20, 2023 “We’re just talking about how ...

In case you haven’t heard of Allensworth, California—and you likely haven’t—the site, which is a now a state park, was once California’s first town founded, funded and governed by Black ...

The historic buildings of this now-gone Black township preserved by California State Parks are different from the adjacent small community of present-day Allensworth. Buffalo Soldier Mounted ...

Allensworth, California’s first all-Black town established in 1908, has not been an exception. Once a thriving farm community inspired by the dream of self-determination, Allensworth has ...