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Nearly every Georgian knows about James Oglethorpe, who founded the Georgia colony in 1733. Middle school students learn to this day that chattel slavery was prohibited in the colony because of him. But a new book argues that a little known history informed Oglethorpe’s abolitionist stance: his friendships with two formerly enslaved Black men.

Athenians will have two opportunities to interact with an award-winning author this week.The Wilson Center for Humanities and Arts welcomes Michael…