When Michael L. Thurmond, CEO of DeKalb County, served on the Georgia’s James Oglethorpe Tercentenary Commission in 1996, he was part of a delegation that visited Oglethorpe’s grave in Cranham ...

A: James Oglethorpe was a member of the Royal African Company, as of course were many other English gentlemen. But I think that Oglethorpe's opposition to slavery in Georgia had to do with the ...

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 ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Historical Society is continuing its 2024 Georgia History Festival programming on Thursday, Nov. 14 with the presentation of a lecture about Savannah founder James ...