FOX 5 Atlanta

Was Georgia’s white founder an ally to enslaved people? A new book dissects his history

Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia’s colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments of James Edward ...
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A Black author takes a new look at Georgia's white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia's colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments ...
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Athens native Michael Thurmond reflects on the Englishman and abolitionist who founded Georgia

Georgia will celebrate the 292nd anniversary of its founding by General James Oglethorpe on Feb. 12, 1733. The Georgia colony was envisioned as a unique economic development and social welfare ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

A Black author takes a new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery

SAVANNAH, Ga.SAVANNAH, Ga. — Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia’s colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the ...