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Document declaring that Colonel Allen Allensworth is a retired Lieutenant-Colonel of the Army of the United States, dated 6/13/1910

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Title: Document declaring that Colonel Allen Allensworth is a retired Lieutenant-Colonel of the Army of the United States, dated 6/13/1910
Alternative Title: Col. Allen Allensworth, military
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1910]
1910
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: After his retirement from the military in 1906, Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town of Allensworth in 1908, with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth. It had a school system by 1910. With the death of Colonel Allensworth in 1914, the town experienced extreme losses, coupled with severe drought and decreased crop yields. Many residents left the area following World War I. The town was memorialized as a state park in 1974, and hosts events annually to preserve its history.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b05_f05_003.tif
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Subject: Soldiers
Allensworth, Allen, 1842-1914
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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