Allensworth: The Only California Town Founded and Financed by Blacks (Unique Coloring) 

Charles Young was promoted to that rank in 1916, see this link: www.nps.gov/chyo/learn/historyculture/charles-young.htm. Allensworth retired as a Lt. Col. in 1906! Simple math on this one. The media has that fact wrong.

No it did not it Failed when WHITE RACIST Poisoned THE TOWN WATER. It was a successful growing town ran by two Black Soldiers they did not fail at all. See how the history was twisted.

It is not extremely informative, it is very informative, I don't see what extreme about it, your use of the word extremely evoke a different narrative, please as an educator use more appropriate expression

Please send me more information like this, so that I can and will let such information be made know per Elder Donneil Simmons Sr.

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You should definitely interview her! Her history is worth remembering and honoring. I regret not talking to certain family members about their experiences when I had the chance. I guess I felt weird about asking, and being young, I didn’t think about how I’d never know their stories after they died. I bet your grandma would love to spend time with you to talk about it.

I hope you decided to interview your grandmother. What an incredible first-person account she could give. And do you have any photographs of family members in Allensworth when she lived there?

@@parkerpennington Hello Linda, yes we have pictures of my auntie in school! Im going to record but let my mother interview my grandmother because I know she will open up and talk more freely with my mother! 👍🏽🙏🏽 I use to go there once a year with all of my family to the reunion when I was younger! But I was to young to understand the history and significance of Allensworth.

When you do an interview please share it with us. It would an amazing historical documentary told from a first person point of view

I had a high-school classmate whose Mother was either born there or just lived there - her last name was Noone! Don't remember the Mother's first name as we always called her Ms. Noone.

Hidden.

I agree a movie is due, also on the story of 'Black Wall Street' and many others. So far the only one I know about was the movie about Rosewood Florida.

I propose that these significant contributions be written in our children’s American history books.

I'm pretty sure it's not lost, just purposely untold.

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AS a 74 year old black man I totally agree.

I agree too unfortunately😔

The curse is poured out upon us for our iniquity. Just like tulsa, atlanta, springfield, rosewood and many many other cities including Jerusalem they will be our perpetual enemies till Christ returns to give us salvation. Shalom

​@@amram1305 Preach(Teach my brother).Unfortunately are people still don't have clue about what has befallen us as a people!!!

Deuteronomy 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: 28:16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. 28:19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 28:20 The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. 28:29 And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. 28:34 So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 28:43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low. 28:44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. 28:47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; 28:48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee. 28:49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; 28:50 A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young: 28:64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. 28:65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: 28:66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:

Hello Sharon How are you doing today?

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Sis, that sounds like a priceless experience! You should consider writing a book about it.

Too bad you are not able to share photos

​@@Andre-wf8cbI am not American, but I believe it is an absolute must in regards to the unity you made mention of. B'cos it seems like the unity and Great bond of Black America from the 1900's and beyond is partly and greatly dissipating with the modern young and some of older Black America. And if that becomes the case then the consequences would be beyond processing, the mind boggles 💭💭💭

I wholeheartedly Agree. we must unite , not to seperate but to survive ,Culture Intact.

Just not in Florida!

@@jaminova_1969are you using sarcasm?

​@@jaminova_1969it's actually law to teach black history in Florida. Smh stop believing the hype

@@jkc2976 I guess Republican Ron Desantis is not aware of this Florida law?

@@leoncorbin3057 maybe your not seeing the whole truth because the media is pushing an agenda. Go look it up for yourself

If anyone has an interest, Self Help Enterprises (SHE) is working to develop safe water and regrow this town. We have received California State Water board funding but having emotional, spiritual, physical, and outside community participation would raise up the work we are doing.

for more info on Freedmen Towns see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freedmen%27s_towns#List

For more info regarding 'Black Towns' see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freedmen%27s_towns#List My family did not live in a 'Black Town' as such, but they did live in the famous Black Wall Street area of Tulsa Oklahoma.

Same here, and I'm from CA and never heard of it.

Agreed! Thanks for sharing, Isaac.

The water and the soil need to be corrected....This town was man made destroyed. It should be man made, corrected...

What is the title of herbook I'd love to purchase it

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Alice Royal is my aunt! I am so grateful that I was able to visit Allensworth with you and learn my family history as an Allensworth descendant

Look up sister Bethy, 432 the drop and kurmieo ahow with sister Bethy start from the beginning you will love it

Its in their nature as our enemies.

please make sure your children and relatives know your history, we are the only ones that will tell our story!

@@olliemck60 what i have learned is, our history book is the bible. peace

​@@olliemck60Amen!!

@@amram1305 Unfortunately, we did not write the bible, and it is not our History.

Appreciate you sharing this!

That is wonderful! Do you remember your time growing up there?

I was born there, but our family moved to Richmond CA. When I was about 5 months old. So I only know from going to June tenth there as an adult. Visiting with my husband and our two children. But I remember Colnal Allensworth Grand Daughter have us a tour explaining the housing and what it was like living there. She was way older than me and her hair was almost all white at the time. I really enjoyed myself re living history.

I think you did an amazing job with this! Some of the timeline could use refining. Like the new train stop in Alpaugh in 1914 and the details of that. The start of the water issues in 1912-1914. The fact that the Pacific Farming Company did initially put sufficient wells in and then 17 years later demanding more due to growth might have been unreasonable, depending on the contract. The details of Allensworth and the town taking ownership of the water company subsidiary, yet still struggling to find or fund the solution. Context regarding the arsenic problem in the central valley from pumping too much water too fast from the aquifer. Your video was too beautiful to add in the context of the true hardship of Jim Crow and the conditions of Allensworth after the water problems went unaddressed. Residents would take turns using their water rights for farming and on many several occasions the residents attacked each other due to the desperation of trying to make a living their just off farming, which essentially no one could. They survived, they existed but sadly it was not a self sustaining place or community. Rugged area in a rugged time. When the state declared it a historic park, the state paid market value for the property which was low but legally that was what was allowed sp they also offered to help with assistance to relocate those that needed to leave. Extremely strong, amazing people.

I Feel so very Blessed to have come across this Knowledge. I pray to vist this Legacy someday. Thank you so much for sharing your 💕 Inspirational History History !

I think it should be restored to its original intention a black community. This time with the help of the Government because it was the Government & systematic racism that allowed this demise to happen, just as Black Wall Street Terrorists attack.

Appreciate you sharing here.

for more info on Freedmen Towns see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freedmen%27s_towns#List

A movie perhaps

FYI In the 1500s, California was named after a Black Woman🌉 ❤️🖤💚

@@queenbee5769 hello! Do you remember black woman's name

Agree.

My thoughts 💯! Those were prejudiced actions designed to steal, kill and destroy Black achievement. That's exactly what it was! But, again, we rise and we'll keep on rising! Believe that! ☺️

Facts

I bet you are right!!!

Descendants I meant

Indeed it is a great history. Thanks for sharing your connection to it!

I consider it a personal connection as well beings that my grandparents New people from that era, as well as some fteinds I grew up with who were great grandchildren, I grew up in goshen California, about 40 Miles North of the Park, and from what I Know during the time people were leaving some came to Goshen Jct. And settled their, my grandparents got to Goshen in 1947

Hello Margaret How are you doing today?

Happy you were inspired. And yes, please share it!

Very pleased to hear that!

I truly appreciate that!

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