allensworth, california, lasted until the 1920's. in fact, this footage here is the remnants of the town. allensworth structured it similar to a military barracks. he designed and laid out the mapping of it. unfortunately, because he was hit by a trolley car, he died and the town kind of fell apart after his death. in the center, you have these two images of some of the descendants of the original founders of the town and now it is a national park. when thinking about his goal, he founded an independent black colony that could be a safe haven away from the violence and racial oppression going on in the rest of america. it was successful. there is no telling what would have happened if he had not have died, but unfortunately, he does pass away and it leads to the eventual demise of allensworth. in thinking about another aspect that happened during this period is looking at the types of ways that african-american soldiers are going to react to violence and jim crow laws. a look at the houston race rebellion of 1917 all the hot texas da

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