Born a slave in Kentucky, Allensworth went on to become a schoolteacher, an ordained minister, and delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1880 and 1884. After his retirement as the highest ranking African American in the U.S. Army, Allensworth moved to California and established a company to assist African Americans in migration to the town of Allensworth.
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Born a slave in Kentucky, Allensworth went on to become a schoolteacher, an ordained minister, and delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1880 and 1884. After his retirement as the highest ranking African American in the U.S. Army, Allensworth moved to California and established a company to assist African Americans in migration to the town of Allensworth.
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