Lieutenant Colonel Allen Allensworth (b. 1842) freed himself during the Civil War & enlisted in the US Navy where he was appointed Chaplain of the 24th Regiment by President Grover Cleveland. In 1908 he founded Allensworth, California, a free Black town that is now a state park.

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I’m learning Spanish on Duolingo! It’s free, fun, and effective. Because in America we speak Spanish as well as English among many other languages.

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I am learning to speak Spanish so that I can communicate with my fellow Americans.

I am learning Spanish to better communicate with my fellow Americans.

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I completed five perfect lessons on Duolingo. I am learning Spanish so that I can better communicate with my fellow citizens.

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