Allensworth: The Only California Town Founded and Financed by Blacks (Unique Coloring)
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2020
- www.uniquecoloring.com/ - In this episode of Unique Coloring, Daniel J. Middleton draws and discusses the life of Colonel Allen Allensworth, an escaped slave who fought in the Civil War and retired as an officer and chaplain prior to founding the first and only historic black town in California that was fully financed, governed, and populated by black people.
This Allensworth biography features me drawing another grayscale coloring page for my black history adult coloring book.
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Extremely Informative Episode! I thought US Army Col.Charles Young was the 1st African American to obtain the rank of Colonel in the US Army. Col Young was posthumously appointed to Brigadier General by Pres Biden. Sadly not surprised the Town ULTIMATELY FAILED! Too many forces arrayed against it!🤔😡🇺🇸
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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Thank you for this! I’m almost in tears thinking about how things would be so different for black people if we didn’t experience racism. Reparations is an understatement. Sending my beautiful and resilient people love 🖤
This should definitely become a movie so that more people can know about this story. Being from the East coast I had never heard of it. Smh so much history about us is being lost or untold. Thankyou
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.
@@lizzieclay6774kizzie
Im a direct descendant of the allensworth community my great grandfather owned the only store in allensworth!! My grandmother had her 1st child there my aunt, I found out about the water poisoning from BGS ibmor and asked my grandmother about it the look on her face was priceless and sad! She is 98 im thinking about interviewing her about allensworth history! I appreciate this documentary..
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.
I visited this amazing Historic park today along with the Allensworth Cemetery!!! It was an honor to be there to see it all. I was also one of the nursing staff who got the privilege to care for the oldest living resident in Allensworth. Mrs. Gemelia Herring, she was so sweet and told many many stories of Allensworth.
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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.
I am was both born and raised in Sacramento, CA such a sham.that I am 37 years old attended school in CA even some college in California and have never ever heard of nor seen anything about this history of Allensworth! So exciting please do continue to share!!!! Thank you
My Uncle Eddie Abram led many tours to Allensworth to help keep this history of Black Excellence alive as inspiration for what we can do today‼️✊🏾
Your video is is the kind of history and facts that is needed to be taught in all American schools to instill pride and awareness in black people.
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
Thanks much for sharing with us this Black American California History that many of us did not know about.
I had never heard of Allensworth before I am so glad that this town has basically stayed in our remembrance. I’m so glad it was put forth, and I agree with whoever said that a movie should be made or something should be put out so more people would learn that this town still exist.
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.
This was an OUTSTANDING video on American History. I felt such a sense of pride about this historic gem. I'm very please that it is on the National Historic Registry. It can serve as an imspiration of how amazing we are as a people, no matter the obstacle, no matter the pain..... we STILL RISE! Every parent should share this post with their children!!
for more info on Freedmen Towns see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freedmen%27s_towns#List
When I visited the Allensworth Park around 198-88, I felt like the Spirit of the Ancestors greeted me with love. But the last time I was there (2013), I didn't see but a few buildings there.
I always wondered what if he had travelled 60 miles North towards my hometown of Selma CA and began Allensworth where my neighborhood resides which is known as SunnySide (used to be about 75% Black Residents).
I brought my daughter here in 1996.
She was about eight months old.
I have a fondness for those Sears bought houses!
I visited Allensworth about 30 years ago and stayed friends with the park director for many years before he took a post at San Luis Obispo. A stunning testament to what Black people can do - and, to all the forces that convene to oppose us. I wish we had the dignity, class, and ingenuity of our ancestors but it seems we are far too comfortable in Babylon.
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:
Thanks for sharing this black history. I was born and raised in California and never read or heard this history. Kudos to you. Please continue to share important history of black Americans.
I enjoyed going there to visit, and walking into their one house school. My Mother had a picture of my 3 older brother's. And my oldest sister were students in that old school house. I felt like I was walking back in history remembering all the stories my Mother told me about the town. It was fun taking my Husband and our two children to see where I was born in 1956.
I just finish visiting this historical landmark. It’s very beautiful. This landmark needs to be recognized more
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...
This should be a movie. Wow !!! Our history is so rich
This was so well done! Congratulations! I learned so much about a place I’ve never heard of before.
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.
If I could have given this video presentation of our peoples history anything, I would have have given it ten hallelujahs!! I never was taught about this honorable achievement or the people themselves. This made my day. No, my month!!
Look up sister Bethy, 432 the drop and kurmieo ahow with sister Bethy start from the beginning you will love it
Also interesting, I found that the first motorcycle was invented in 1885.. it's really a bicycle that they put motors on. I learned two new things today.☺️ Now on to research Allentown California !!
Good afternoon. Thank you fir this video. I have never heard of this place or its founders. I greatly appreciative for your efforts. I will look up the county that it sits in and one day visit this park. All Americans should be able to visit and enjoy the triumphs of truly brave people. GOD bless us all.
Thank you for this video. As a California resident, I was unaware of Allensworth. What an incredible story! I look forward to visiting, as soon as we are able to travel freely again!
I was just on a call today with a group of people the friends of Allensworth national Park two are still working toward bringing resources to the area. Thanks for this
I KNEW ALICE ROYAL VERY WELL. SHE WAS BORN IN ALLENSWORTH. WE'D FELLOWSHIP AT BUFFALO SOLDIER REUNIONS AND TALK OVER THE PHONE. HER BOOK WAS FINALLY PUBLISHED BEFORE SHE PASSED.
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
This is the first time that I've ever heard this. Thank you so much.
I visited that park years ago, both times for a Juneteenth Celebration. Really a good time.
Thank you very much I grew up in California,
I am very impressed
we are working on reviving the agricultural aspect of this historic and sacred land.
this documentary makes me extremely honored to serve the land, as we take the land back to its original/native ways. peace, brother.
Thank you for your documentaries on our rich history. Its always something to learn. I have my nephew watch UC who is 13 years old to show our many contributions, hardships, triumphs and victories.
Just learned about another Black town. Wow so many.
Wonderful documentary brother. I've taken my family there many times over the last decade. Currently the park is closed due to covid-19, but I suggest anyone who is interested in this experience should make it a family trip especially bringing the teenagers and young adults. This is indeed important Black history 👍. Br. Abdul...
Appreciate you sharing this!
I live in Cali I have to go visit one of these days
This was my Birth town. I'm proud to know that My twin and I were born in a Historical Black Town where my parents, and my Grand Mother moved us there.
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.
Lives in the Caribbean and so enjoyed listening to ur history. You do well. Felt so inspired.
This video provided excellent history of a town that even us Californians don’t really hear about. As someone born and raised in California, it is a SHAME that we did not learn about this in schools. This is not only Black history but California and American history. So glad there are videos like this we can use to educate folks about this important piece of history.
I moved into Delano two years ago, and I always wondered who the general Allensworth was interesting home technology brings your knowledge at high speed.
This is a first for me, this is great historical information. Thank you.
Great to know and worth visiting one day. Thank you for sharing
Fabulous video of a great part of our history to celebrate this Fourth of July! Thanks!❤
I much appreciate this historic information , this is information I will share with my students. Great job !!!!
for more info on Freedmen Towns see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freedmen%27s_towns#List
This is such important history and needs to be included in the California state curriculum!! I took my Black bi-racial children there when they were in school. I wanted them to experience this history . Thank you for keeping this history alive!
Appreciate you sharing here.
I just found out about this and it’s 30mins from where I live so I’m definitely headed there
I’d love to hear your thoughts. What do you think about the history of Allensworth, California and its founder and residents? Or just share your general comments on what you saw in the video. And if you want to get your hands on the coloring page I was working on, click the link in the description above or the link for our website.
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.
Thank you!
Very interesting history. Definitely inspired to visit the established national park.
I remember visiting Allenworth many years ago. The school house and the other buildings. I remember hearing the stories about the building. We had a picnic lunch I believe. We had taken a bus ride from Sacramento. I enjoyed seeing a part of history 😁😁😁
Great historical and much needed information. Thank you
Used to go here to celebrate every Juneteenth growing up as a kid. It’s crazy that most people in California don’t even know about this place.
Born raised and educated in Los Angeles County... never learned this story in school or family.
Thank you so much for sharing this information with us all, I greatly appreciate you and this video.
I think this was beautiful and hopefully one day this can recreated to show we can live in harmony with our race very informative i didn't know this piece of history thanks for information
A movie perhaps
FYI In the 1500s, California was named after a Black Woman🌉 ❤️🖤💚
@@queenbee5769 hello! Do you remember black woman's name
Also my sister that was born in 1954 was also born there.
I was born on Allensworth, and my twin. And when we moved to San Jose when I was ten I found a big article in the Ebony book about my birth town. And how the white people poisoned the water and scared off all the black people from their town.
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.
As a native, I appreciated the timeliness which is necessary so I'll keep watching you unfold facts.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS HEARTFELT STORY JUST SHOWS WHAT ONE COULD DO WITH TEAM EFFORT AND COMMITMENT ❤❤❤ THAT WONDERFUL QUALITY IS NO MORE UNFORTUNATELY 💔
It's very heartwarming to envision this wonderful community. I very much want to visit it. Bless its founder and all those who lived there.
Thank you for sharing this video. It is educational and informative. We need to keep our history flowing.
Hello Margaret
How are you doing today?
What a great video! I had no idea about Allensworth, CA. I’m grateful to have learned about those courageous and industrious African Americans who didn’t wait around on our nation to “give” them anything. They built their own!!! Thank you for posting this labor of love. I can’t wait to share this insight with others. 🙌🏾💪🏾😊
Happy you were inspired. And yes, please share it!
I have family in CA but no one mentioned this. I can’t wait to share what you’ve shared with us. Thank you 🙏🏾
Very interesting , and well narrated 😊
I was born in Los Angeles, CA. My wife, children and I visited this site. We were filled with so much pride and hope for the future. Our history is so hidden from the mainstream America. All they want to show is the negative actions of Black People. What about our rich American History?
Thank you for sharing. The railroad was purposely redirected to Alpaugh and the water was poisoned with arsenic thats probably the real story.
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!!!
Thanks for sharing. Never knew that part of history. Great job
This was an amazing piece of history that I learned today. Thank you. The restoration is absolutely beautiful.
The video was interesting. However, I grow up in Bakersfield, California and Allensworth town has almost disappeared. It's so sad that the town may have gone by 2030. Thanks again for your interest in share another black history story.
Grew up in Tulare County, I Knew people who were defendants of that town, My grandmother who lived to be 99, along with my grandfather worked, worked the fields with people from that era, awesome history
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
This is history is what everyone should know! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this educational video about Allensworth. I am a lifelong resident of California and haven’t yet visited this historic town.
A visit to Allensworth will go on my bucket list. ❤
My name is Ainsworth Maison iwas name after Coronal Allensworfh i am guyanese i am proud ❤
Thank you for sharing this piece of history, well done.
This was excellent as I knew nothing about this.
I took my children about 20 years ago to Allensworth for a weekend event they had there and it was very educational and informative. We used to live in Monrovia with Colonel Allensworth was killed.
Thank you for sharing! Great historical facts for children and others. It was meant to be.
Unic,Coloring, thanks you for this Imfromotive video, concerning this town of Allenworth CA,many of us had no idea that this town ever existed much appreciated
Loved it. I'm a historian and loved in Cali and didn't know. Thank you David
Thank you for this Black History story. Never knew about this town. Would love to know more Black History not being taught, but thanks to you will not be forgotten.
I have to put this on my list of places to visit! This is an amazing story. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Daniel Middleton.
Excellent history, I will pass this on.
Thank you for the history. There is a lot of stories out there that no one really talked about....Rosewood, Black Wallstreet for example. At first i thought the picture was of Denzel Washington playing Sergeant William Harvey Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry who carried the flag in the assault on Fort Wagner, on July 18, 1863. After severely being wounded twice, he was awarded the Medal of Honor 37 years later for his valor in this battle. Again great story.
I thought it was pretty cool myself. When I looked it up on the map before watching the video. I was wondering where the water was going to come from seeing as how it wasn’t near a source. I wish they would have chose a better spot or wish one was available. Maybe it would not have to be...just history. Not so long ago either. 👍🏾 good job!
I had no idea and thanks to the current political climate that began under tRump, our children won’t learn this in public schools.
It’s critical that Black families continue passing down their histories to their children.
Thank you for sharing. 👏🏽👏🏽
This was very informative. Thank you for spreading enlightenment concerning our history.
What a great reveal!!
I only knew part of this story and will pass it on, thank you.
❤❤❤THIS NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE U.S. HISTORY BOOKS❤❤❤
My twin and I was born there in Allensworth, Ca. And also our older sister was also born there. Years ago I proudly went to visit there and I took videos of my home town with my two children it was great remembering all the stories my Mother told us about Allensworth. And we had a school pictures of my three older brothers, and my oldest sister in that one room school house.
Thank you for this pertinent information. As a homeschooler, this will be added to my African American history in the United States repertoire. Thank you so much.
Very pleased to hear that!
Great history of early california 1900s...
This was so informative, glad I came across your channel and this episode. I’ve lived in CA for many decades and don’t recall hearing of this, I am glad the town was made into a national park. I’d love to visit. I hope it is in good shape and continues to offer visitors history and context of the time. Thank you. (I agree with other commenter/s this could be a great film but I think including Allensworth’s earlier life as well. Amazing story)
I find this so interesting and this is why it's vitally important for us to continue to teach black history are true in the school system and beyond this does not need to be discarded in any shape or form there any books on allensworth
Thank you for such an enlightening video, and for all the work you do to remind us of our glorious, yet hidden endeavors...SMILE!!!
I truly appreciate that!
This is the way history should be taught.
Thank you for this history lesson. I'm glad there's a positive outcome for this Melanated Historic town in California❤😂🎉😅😊
AWESOME TEACHING!!! THANK YOU 💯 PERCENT POWERFUL BLACK KING 💯💪🖤
This is the kind of history that should be taught in school s predominantly black. Black children dont know their history and has been to made think they dont have any. It should be made known to these children that their people has had a huge showing in shaping these united states of America in which they live. Thanku for bringing more black history front and center this important imfo can impact young lives.
Omgoodness. Absolutely amazing inspiring, and interesting. Such pride for our people and their accomplishments. Thanks for this information!
This was very enlightening. I wouldn't be surprised if Allensworth's death was not "accidental", considering there were other "accidents" that great Black American men encountered. I subscribed.
I appreciate the subscription!
Ty, for the history lesson. It was well prepared & appreciated.