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 ...

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 ...

Two-hundred eighty-six years ago this month, General James Oglethorpe and 114 colonists set sail from London, England aboard the Anne, charting a course for the New World in order to establish the ...

We know that not all is as it seems with Thanksgiving, and Tomochichi’s history with James Oglethorpe is no different. Tomochichi was, in fact, an outcast from his home town, the Muscogee (Creek ...

For several months, a debate over the future of historic preservation and growth planning in Savannah's Landmark Historic District has hinged on one document — General James Oglethorpe's 1733 Plan.

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 ...