Colonel Allensworth State Park Centennial Celebration Diversity, Democracy, and Freedom: Birds of Prey at Allensworth
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park commemorates Colonel Allen Allensworth and the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans. Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town in 1908. Colonel Allensworth, born a slave, served in the Army and Navy and retired as lieutenant colonel, the highest ranking black in the armed forces. A champion of the rights of blacks, the Colonel founded Allensworth as a way for blacks to become self-sufficient. Visit The City Project’s Allensworth photogallery on flickr.
Colonel Allensworth State Park is a best practice example for a monument to celebrate diversity, democracy and freedom and for the Heritage Parkscape.
Learn more about the Allensworth Centennial Celebration at the California State Parks web
