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Allensworth: The Freedom Colony | 
 enlarge | Authors: Alice Royal With Mickey Ellinger And Scott Braley, Foreword By Lonnie G. Bunch
Creator: Photographs By Scott Braley
Publisher: Heyday Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 131723
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 8.9 x 0.3
ISBN: 1597140910
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.486
EAN: 9781597140911
ASIN: 1597140910
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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Product Description
The untold story of California s only African American town Imagine you were a young black man, the son of slaves, living in a Northern city around 1910, struggling to build a better life for your family. Or maybe you lived in the South and were still at work in the fields that your parents worked as slaves. You might have been surprised to hear of a new town in California founded by former slaves and their descendants, led by a retired 10th Cavalry officer, Colonel Allen Allensworth. Would you hesitate to move to this place? Some three hundred families did relocate to California s Central Valley between 1908 and 1918 to establish Allensworth a town African Americans could call their own. Challenged by a variety of circumstances and doomed when a water company failed to come through on its promises, the town nonetheless still stands, now as Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park. More than twenty buildings in the downtown area have been or are being restored to resemble the town as it was from 1908 to 1918. Allensworth, the Freedom Colony tells the story of this town from its beginnings from Colonel Allensworth s vision to the financing of the land purchase to the establishment of the community to the inspired creation of the park and current concerns about its future. Alice C. Royal, one of the last people to be born in the utopia, narrates Allensworth, using contemporary and archival photographs plus material drawn from volunteers and the park s collection of oral histories.
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And beautiful too! November 11, 2008
As other reviewers have commented, this is indeed the definitive book on Allensworth and we are lucky to have so accessible. I would just add that it is engagingly written as well as beautifully photographed and laid out. Rare to have such a great "coffee-table book" also be so incisive.
The Definitive Work on the Town of Allensworth October 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I felt honored to have attended the recent 100th anniversary celebration of the town of Allensworth, founded in 1908 by Lt. Col. Allensworth and others. Allen Allensworth was a Buffalo Soldier and a chaplain for the 24th Infantry, who, when he retired, was the highest-ranking African American in the military. He was a role model who promoted self-determination, hard work, civility and dignity.
Alice Royal is a descendant of one of Allensworth's founding families and together with two journalists has created the definitive work on the town, founded during the dark years of Jim Crow. My wife's great aunt and uncle were also one of the founding families of Allensworth, and Royal makes you feel like you were part of the scene.
Allensworth: The Freedom Colony is not only well-documented, but it contains both original photos and re-enactments of docents wearing period clothing. It is a pleasure to read and necessary for anyone who wants a better understanding of the time period, as well as background information on African Americans in California during the early 20th century.
Vera's Review September 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
THE UNTOLD STORY OF CALIFORNIA'S ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN TOWN.
Some three hundred families relocated to California's Central Valley between 1908 and 1918 to establish Allensworth -- A town African Americans could call their own.. Challenged by a variety of circumstances and doomed when a water company failed
to come through on its promises ,the town disintegrated . Nonetheless it now still stands as Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park. More than twenty buildings in the downtown area have been restored to resemble the town as it was from the beginning.
The book tells the story of the town from its beginnings - from Colonel
Allensworth's vision, to the financing of the land purchase, to the establishment of the community, to the inspired creation of the park, and currant concerns about the future.. Alice C. Royal, the author, is a descendant of the town's first settlers. She narrates the story using contemporary and archival photographs plus material drawn from her own memories. She also used materials provided by volunteers and the park's collection of
oral histories.
excellent book! September 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved reading this book. it was informative and entertaining. I felt that I had an inside look at a fascinating aspect of history. it was a great combination of personal stories and outside narrative. the photos were excellent and really added to the story. if you're interested in African-American history, California history, or just people in general, read this!
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