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Upcoming Appearances
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Atlanta Nonfiction Book Club Meeting
Golden Drops Café
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Book Talk
Georgia College and State University, COAS Auditorium
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Past Appearances
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Presentation and Book Signing
The Learning Center Savannah
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 6:30 p.m.
Virtual Presentation
Beloved Naturalist Class
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.
Reading and Book Signing, Arabia Alliance
Lithonia Woman’s Club
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.
Presentation and Book Signing
Atlanta History Center, McElreath Hall
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | 6:30 p.m.
Presentation and Book Signing
University of Georgia, Griffin Campus
Stuckey Conference Center
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Monday, February 26, 2024 | 6:30 p.m.
Presentation and Book Signing
Dekalb Library Foundation and DeKalb History Center Present “Hops at the History Center”
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 | 6:00 p.m.
Presentation and Book Signing, Athens Historical Society
Athens-Clarke County Library
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Thursday, February 22, 2024 | 6:00 p.m.
Presentation and Book Signing
Georgia Legislative Black Caucus
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Sunday, February 18, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.
Black History Month Celebration
First African Baptist Church Savannah
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Saturday, February 17, 2024 | 10:20 a.m.
Savannah Book Festival
Trinity United Methodist Church, Historic Downtown Savannah
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | 1:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker, Oglethorpe Day
Oglethorpe University
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Friday, February 9, 2024 | 12:00 p.m.
Lunch and Learn Speaker
Georgia Archives
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Sunday, February 4, 2024 | 2:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker, Youth and Young Adult Week
Holsey Temple CME Church
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Friday, January 26, 2024 | 12:00 p.m.
Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians Luncheon
Georgia Aquarium
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Monday, January 15, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.
Grand Marshal, DeKalb NAACP Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade
Chapel Hill Middle School
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News
WABE 90.1 All Things Considered | March 27, 2024
“Historical Work by DeKalb CEO Highlights James Oglethorpe’s Journey to Racial Tolerance”
C-SPAN BookTV | March 24, 2024
“James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia at the Savannah Book Festival”
WABE 90.1 All Things Considered | March 27, 2024
“Historical Work by DeKalb CEO Highlights James Oglethorpe’s Journey to Racial Tolerance”
DeKalb County, Georgia | March 14, 2024
“CEO Michael Thurmond Recognized as Georgia Public Library Champion of the Year”
Georgia Public Broadcasting’s NARRATIVE EDGE | February 27, 2024
“Michael Thurmond’s James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia: A Founder’s Journey from Slave Trader to Abolitionist”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | February 25, 2024
“Michael Thurmond Re-Evaluates the Legacy of Georgia Founder James Oglethorpe”
The Red & Black | February 27, 2024
“ACC Library Hosts Michael Thurmond at Book Signing Event”
Scott Slade’s Georgia on 95.5 WSB | February 22, 2024
“The Surprising Twist in the Story of Georgia’s Founding Father James Oglethorpe”
Hoodline | February 20, 2024
“New Book Reassesses Georgia Founder Oglethorpe’s Stance on Slavery”
WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News Atlanta | February 29, 2024
“DeKalb County CEO Publishes New Book About Georgia’s Founding Father”
Associated Press | February 17, 2024
“Could Georgia’s White Founder Have Been an Ally to Enslaved People? A New Book Dissects His History”
Athens Banner-Herald | February 14, 2024
“Athens Native Michael Thurmond Writes Book on Georgia’s Founder and His Opposition to Slavery”
Connect Savannah | February 11, 2024
“Michael Thurmond Writes Book on James Oglethorpe, a Man ‘Centuries Ahead of His Time'”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution | February 8, 2024
“Georgia’s Founding Father Was a Pioneering Abolitionist”
Georgia Trend | January 29, 2024
“Unlearning Some American History”
Georgia Public Library Service | January 24, 2024
“2023 Georgia Public Library Awards Honor Public Library Leaders, Staff, and Champions. DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond Is Library Champion of the Year”
The Source | January 19, 2024
“Oglethorpe Day 2024 to Feature Petrels of Fire Race, DeKalb County CEO and Author Michael Thurmond”
The Savannah Tribune | January 10, 2024
“Thurmond to Present The Life and Legacy of ‘James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia'”
JAMES MAGAZINE | November–December 2023
“James Oglethorpe: The Father of Georgia”
Downloadable PDF Copy
The Martha Zoller Show | WDUN | July 25, 2023
“LISTEN: DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond Talks about His New Book, ‘James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia'”
The Saporta Report | July 17, 2023
“Michael Thurmond: Georgia Founder James Oglethorpe Should Be Our ‘North Star’”
