But I think that Oglethorpe's opposition to slavery in Georgia had to do with the specific functions of that colony. Oglethorpe never argued that racial slavery should be prohibited anywhere or ...

Athens native Michael Thurmond shares the anti-slavery feelings of Georgia's founder, General James Oglethorpe.

Travel Savannah's recorded history stretches back to 1733 when General James Oglethorpe docked his ship on the Savannah River and named this new territory (and America's 13th colony) "Georgia." ...

Right up there with Forsyth Park and River Street, Wormsloe State Historic Site is one of Savannah's top attractions ... who came to Georgia in 1733 with James Oglethorpe and the first group ...