Back to the Allensworth thing.
When speaking to long-time residents back in 2000-2002 they ALL(that i met) told me that before the Civil Rights movement, the place was a black man's heaven. Community garden, their own justice(drunks and petty crooks had to work in the town as punishment because taking them from their families over such petty offenses was, well, just plain immoral and wrong, according to one resident), their own churches, etc.
Everyone let them have their little piece of America and gave them no problems when they interacted. But then the Civil Rights movement started and they became a target for those that had previously let them do their own thing until they felt that their rights were being infringed upon. The old time residents would have rather let things remain the way they were. As it stands, it is now a State Historical site after having been basically killed off by the Civil Rights movement. Ironic isn't it?