Colonel Allensworth State Park Centennial Celebration Diversity, Democracy, and Freedom: Hindsman House
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Colonel 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. [...]

