A statue of James Edward Oglethorpe stands in Chippewa Square in Savannah, Ga. on Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum) ...

“He founded slave-free Georgia in 1733 and, 100 years later, England abolishes slavery,” DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond said, referring to James Edward Oglethorpe. “He was a man far ...

A Black author says Georgia's white founding father deserves credit for inspiring the abolitionist movement that ultimately ended slavery.

Although Oglethorpe was acquitted on all accounts and fully reimbursed, he never returned to Georgia. Less than a decade later, on Jan. 1, 1751, Georgia’s slavery prohibition was repealed.

On Oct. 7, 1996, Michael Thurmond was part of a delegation that traveled to England to celebrate the 300th birthday of British native James Oglethorpe, who founded the British colony of Georgia in ...

Although Oglethorpe was acquitted on all accounts and fully reimbursed, he never returned to Georgia. Less than a decade later, on Jan. 1, 1751, Georgia’s slavery prohibition was repealed.

A new book by Michael Thurmond titled "James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia" focuses on Oglethorpe's failed attempt to ban slavery after starting Britain's 13th American colony in 1733.

That’s what happened in 1996 when Athens native Michael Thurmond joined a Georgia delegation to England to participate in the 300 th birthday celebration of James Oglethorpe, the founder of the ...

A new book by Thurmond entitled “James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia” focuses on Georgia's white founding father’s failed attempt to ban slavery after starting Britain's 13th American colony ...

Author Michael Thurmond speaks during an interview with Associated Press about his new book, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, in Stone Mountain, Ga. A new book by Thurmond entitled “James Oglethorpe ...