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

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — 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 ...
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Was Georgia’s white founder an ally to enslaved people? A new book dissects his history

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 James Edward ...
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A Black author takes a new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery

In new book, Michael Thurmond makes a case that Georgia’s colonial founder “helped breathe life” into the abolitionist movement, notion that is highly skeptical skeptical among some historians ...
News Tribune

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

A person takes a photo of a statue of James Edward Oglethorpe stands in Chippewa Square in Savannah, Ga. on Feb. 9, 2024. Oglethorpe founded Georgia as the last of Britain's 13 American colonies in ...
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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 ...
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A Black author takes a new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Thurmond ...