James Oglethorpe and Antislavery in Georgia - Michael L. Thurmond

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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