In 1908, the town of Allensworth, California became the first town in the state to be founded and funded by African Americans. Ed Pope was a one-time resident of the town and a passionate advocate ...

Out of the post-Reconstruction rubble, Col. Allen Allensworth, a retired African American army chaplain, pieced together a dream. In 1908, Allensworth, a prominent Los Angeles resident ...

Out of the post-Reconstruction rubble, Col. Allen Allensworth, a retired African American army chaplain, pieced together a dream. In 1908, Allensworth, a prominent Los Angeles resident ...