James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia - Thurmond, Michael L.; Brooks, James F.
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Uncovers how James Oglethorpeâ s philosophical and moral evolution from slave trader to abolitionist was propelled by his relationships with two formerly enslaved men. His â friendshipsâ with Ayuba Suleiman Diallo and Olaudah Equiano are little-known examples of interracial antislavery activism that breathed life into the abolitionist movement.

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Uncovers how James Oglethorpeâ s philosophical and moral evolution from slave trader to abolitionist was propelled by his relationships with two formerly enslaved men. His â friendshipsâ with Ayuba Suleiman Diallo and Olaudah Equiano are little-known examples of interracial antislavery activism that breathed life into the abolitionist movement.
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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.