The town’s founder escaped from slavery and went on to become the highest-ranking Black officer in the U.S. Army.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- In the late 1800s, African Americans established towns across the country where they could escape racial discrimination and prejudice. The former town of Allensworth is ...

The Amtrak trip connects travelers to the only California town founded, financed, and governed by African Americans.

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 ...

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 ...

Allensworth, one of the state's most important tributes to African American history, will mark its 100th anniversary this year with a weekend celebration. The town was founded in the San Joaquin ...

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Allensworth's residents are fighting for their community's safety as rain continues to fall and concerns of snow melt grow. "The town that refuses to die" is what ...

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, along with ...

At least two residents of the tiny community of Pond were excited and hopeful by news that state money for flood control ...

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, along with ...

Amtrak will run special trains once again to a key site for Black history in Tulare County. The Oct. 11 event will mark the 49th anniversary of the creation of Col. Allensworth State Historic Park. It ...