Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Georgia’s founding father was a pioneering abolitionist

On Monday, Georgia marks the 291st anniversary of its founding by General James Oglethorpe. When it was founded on Feb. 12, 1733, the colony of Georgia was envisioned as a unique economic development ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The founding of Georgia remembered in February

The Colony of Georgia was founded on February 12, nearly three centuries ago, when James Edward Oglethorpe arrived at Yamacraw Bluff, now known as Savannah. The original settlers left England in ...
11Alive

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

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 accomplishments of ...
WSB-TV

DeKalb County CEO publishes new book about Georgia’s founding founder

ATLANTA — DeKalb County’s CEO says some Black history stories need to be told, so he did it himself. Michael Thurmond has just published a book about the founder of Georgia and his impact on the state ...
Washington Times

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

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 accomplishments of ...