Athens native Michael Thurmond shares the anti-slavery feelings of Georgia's founder, General James Oglethorpe.

(Mass Appeal) – When you think about slavery in the United States you probably think about it happening in the deep south in the 1800’s and causing the Civil War. However, slavery was ...

He and wife, Yvonne, live in Chula and have three children and eight grandchildren. Named after the Georgia Colonial Trustees who set out to create an agricultural colony, the Trustees’ Awards are ...

Anne Gardner Brodbelt nee Penoyre has an entry in the ODNB as 'letter writer and social observer'. Born in Jamaica, moved to England in 1798 after the death of her husband Francis Rigby Brodbelt (1746 ...

Provost Marshal of Jamaica, dying in 1751. Son of Rev Samuel Delap, MA (c. 1680-1762), Presbyterian Minister at Letterkenny, Co Donegal, from 1707, and his wife Sarah. Elder brother of Francis and ...

As Phillip said before leaving England: "In a new country there will be no slavery and hence no slaves." Though Phillip returned to England in 1792, the colony became prosperous by the turn of the ...

Missouri State football has landed commitments from four high school recruits in recent weeks, including a three-star linebacker who was once committed at the FBS level. Bears coach Ryan Beard ...