Michael Thurmond

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.

At 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, the University of Georgia’s Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political…

DeKalb County CEO and Athens native Michael Thurmond will be in Athens Saturday for the Michael L. Thurmond Lecture at the Morton Theatre.Thurmond will…

DeKalb County CEO and Athens native Michael Thurmond was in town Thursday evening to support the Athens Area Habitat for Humanity.“I’m always impressed by…

Athens Historical Society and the Athens-Clarke County Library Heritage Room are proud to present “A Story Untold: Black Men and Women in Athens History…

Governor Nathan Deal has announced the appointment of Athens-native Michael Thurmond to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association. Thurmond is the CEO of…