James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia - A Founder''s Journey From Slave Trader to Abolitionist

About the author

MICHAEL L. THURMOND is the chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Georgia. He is the author of Freedom: Georgia's Antislavery Heritage, 1733-1865 and A Story Untold: Black Men and Women in Athens History. Thurmond has previously served in the Georgia legislature, as director of Georgia's Division of Family and Children Services, as Georgia labor commissioner and as superintendent of DeKalb schools. In 1997 Thurmond became a distinguished lecturer at the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government. He lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Summary

Founded by James Oglethorpe on February 12, 1733, the Georgia colony was envisioned as a unique social welfare experiment.

Product details

• Authors: Michael L Thurmond, Michael L. Thurmond, Michael L. Brooks Thurmond
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9780820366043
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-6604-3
• No. of pages: 277
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous