"What impressed me is the independent spirit they had to have for the foundation of this town. It's all about independence." "It had to do with the leadership. Allensworth was able to motivate others ...

The historic Black community of Allensworth continues to face flooding danger as another atmospheric river hits the Central Valley. The agricultural communities of Alpaugh and Allensworth, home to ...

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 people.

2007-01-08 04:00:00 PDT Allensworth, Tulare County-- Nettie Morrison moved to Allensworth 30 years ago to get closer to a nearly century-old chapter of black history that she and other residents say ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Just about 45 minutes north of Bakersfield you'll find the historical state park of Allensworth - considered to be the only California town founded, financed and governed ...

ALLENSWORTH, Calif. (KERO) — Amtrak San Joaquins has scheduled a special stop at Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park for multiple trains for the park's annual Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June ...

Dennis Hutson has a 60-acre farm in Allensworth. The Friends of Allensworth and California State Parks celebrated the history of Allensworth with self-guided tours, food, poetry, music and dance.

A new effort formally launched Aug. 25 to revitalize and restore the Col. Allensworth State Historic Park, site of the once-thriving Black town in Tulare County. In the morning, leaders from the newly ...

Friends of Allensworth docent Emmett Harden in the classroom of the original Allensworth schoolhouse built in 1912 at Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park near Earlimart on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019.

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park and the Friends of Allensworth will celebrate a Rededication Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. Many of the 20 historic buildings in the park ...

Docent Emmett Harden jokes on a recent winter day about many visitors viewing Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park as a “weed patch” in the rural southern San Joaquin Valley. But step inside the ...

ALLENSWORTH (CBS SF) -- California was once the promise land for a former slave who settled a town where his dreams of freedom would become a reality. That place still exists. Its called Allensworth ...