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- Author Michael Thurmond speaks during an interview with Associated Press about his new book, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, in Stone Mountain, Ga. A new book by Thurmond entitled “James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia” focuses on Georgia's white founding father’s failed attempt to ban slavery after starting Britain's 13th American colony in 1733. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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A Black author takes a new look at Georgia's white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press
Fri,02/16/24-11:09PM , 295 Reads
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia's colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments of James Edward Oglethorpe left him stunned speechless.
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- This still image from a deputy’s body camera video provided by the Camden County Sheriff's Office shows Staff Sgt. Buck Aldridge following a chase and arrest on June 24, 2022. Aldridge was placed on administrative pending an investigation after he fatally shot Leonard Cure on Oct. 16, 2023, in Camden County, Georgia. The deputy shot the Black man at point-blank range during a traffic stop after the man, who had been wrongfully imprisoned years ago, grabbed the officer by the neck and was forcing his head backward, according to video released by a sheriff. (Camden County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Georgia deputy who shot absolved man had been fired for excessive force. Critics blame the sheriff
By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press
Sun,11/19/23-11:16PM , 441 Reads
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- A.J. Laguerre worked at a Dollar General store after finishing high school to help support the grandmother who raised him. Angela Michelle Carr was an Uber driver beloved by her children. Jerrald Gallion relished weekends with his 4-year-old daughter. All three were slain Saturday. (Aug 28)
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The Jacksonville shooter killed a devoted dad, a beloved mom and a teen helping support his family
By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press
Mon,08/28/23-3:20PM , 483 Reads
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A.J. Laguerre worked at a Dollar General store after finishing high school to help support the grandmother who raised him. Angela Michelle Carr was an Uber driver and beloved mother. Jerrald Gallion relished weekends with his 4-year-old daughter.
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- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks to a conference of Black forestland owners in Brunswick, Ga., on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Vilsack announced a new Biden administration program that will spend $150 million to help owners of small parcels of forestland partner with companies willing to pay them for carbon offsets and other environmental credits. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum)
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Biden administration spending $150M to help small forest owners benefit from selling carbon credits
By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press
Tue,08/22/23-1:54PM , 397 Reads
BRUNSWICK, Ga.
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