Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Michael L. Thurmond to discuss James Oglethorpe, the founder of the only British American colony that prohibited chattel slavery prior to the Revolutionary War. Oglethorpe should be considered a founding father; so why is he largely forgotten today?

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OUTLINE:

0:00 - Introductions

1:42 - Who is James Oglethorpe

2:33 - How is James Oglethorp Taught in Georgia Schools?

6:19 - The Known Immorality Around Chattel Slavery

9:18 - Anti-Slavery vs Abolitionist Views

10:49 - How Michael Became Interest in Oglethorpe

14:08 - Digging Deeper

16:08 - What Sources Did Michael Use?

19:03 - What Did The Letter Say!?!?

21:40 - Oglethorpe’s Anti-Slavery Motivations

24:06 - Religiosity and Slavery

30:00 - Dr. Thomas Bray and the Bray Schools

32:55 - John Wesley and the Methodist Church

34:00 - How Did the Legal Status of Slavery Change in Georgia?

38:33 - Oglethorpe’s Legacy, The Lost Cause and the Reaction to the Book

47:05 - They Knew

50:52 - Acknowledging Our Mistakes and Being Better

59:14 - Where You can Find Michael

EPISODE LINKS:

Micheal L. Thurmond - https://michaelthurmond.net

James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia: A Founder’s Journey from Slave Trader to Abolitionist - https://ugapress.org/book/9780820366043/james-oglethorpe-father-of-georgia/

James E. Oglethorpe - https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Edward-Oglethorpe

Abolitionism – https://www.britannica.com/topic/abolitionism-European-and-American-social-movement

Georgia history – https://www.britannica.com/place/Georgia-state

Cranham Hall – https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/ajc/id/720/

All Saints – https://allsaintschurchcranham.co.uk/history/

Royal African Company – https://transcription.si.edu/project/29682

Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (Job Ben Soloman) – https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/bluett/summary.html

 Anti-slavery and religion – https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african-american-odyssey/abolition.html

Bray Schools – https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/associates-of-dr-bray/

John Wesley – https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wesley

Battle of Bloody Marsh – https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-of-bloody-marsh/

Granville Sharp – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Granville-Sharp

Olaudah Equiano – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Olaudah-Equiano

Hannah More – https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hannah-more-a-woman-of-letters/

The Lost Cause – https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lost-Cause

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