The Significance of James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia prior to the American Revolutionary War

 

by C. Henry Adams

On Wednesday, February 14th 2024, I had the opportunity to visit Oglethorpe University with a business colleague - ( Dr. Elie Kabwende) to hear the lecture of Dekalb County CEO, Michael L. Thurmond.  On this date, Oglethorpe University presented Oglethorpe Day.

"Oglethorpe Day honors our university's namesake, James Edward Oglethorpe. Held in February, Oglethorpe Day commemorates the anniversary of General Oglethorpe's arrival in the new world in Savannah, Ga. Each year the festivities begin with the exciting Petrels of Fire race."

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4484 Peachtree Rd NE
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https://oglethorpe.edu/life/legends-traditions/oglethorpeday/

Dekalb County CEO, Michael L. Thurmond lecture was regarding the founder, 

" James Oglethorpe on February 12, 1733, the Georgia colony that he envisioned as a unique social welfare experiment. Administered by twenty-one original trustees, the Georgia Plan offered England’s “worthy poor” and persecuted Christians an opportunity to achieve financial security in the New World by exporting goods produced on small farms. Most significantly, Oglethorpe and his fellow Trustees were convinced that economic vitality could not be achieved through the exploitation of enslaved Black laborers."

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James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia

A Founder’s Journey from Slave Trader to Abolitionist

Michael L. Thurmond

Foreword by James F. Brooks

General James Oglethorpe’s life, legacy, and fight against slavery

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Pub Date: 02/15/2024

ISBN: 9-780-8203-6604-3

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Through Michael L. Thurmond years of research, he uncovers that Oglethorpe's evolution from slave trader to abolitionist was possibly influenced by his relationships with two black men; Ayuba Suleiman Diallo and Olaudah Equiano. 

Dekalb County CEO, Michael L. Thurmond is a politician, attorney, author, historian, husband and father. His experience extends throughout his life from Paine College, the University of South Carolina School of Law, the Georgia General Assembly to the Labor Commissioner of Georgia and now the the Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County, Georgia.

It was an enlightening surprise to learn about the Founder of Georgia - James Oglethorpe.

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No Regard for Human Life at the Cross Walk In Clarkston, Ga USA

 

by C. Henry Adams

" Clarkston is known as "Ellis Island of the South." More than half of the population was born outside of the United States and 60 languages are spoken in the city's one square mile. "

Quote from :

March 5, 2022 / 1:03 PM EST / CBS News

CBS Saturday Morning

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/refugees-clarkston-georgia-afghanistan/

Inside the Georgia city that has become a home away from home for refugees: "The people are very loving"

I placed these keywords in google below , just to see what would come up:

georgia
state
dekalb
county
indian creek
cross walk
accident

Well,  then I copied all the dates where a pedestrian was reported involved in an accident within the Clarkston, Dekalb County Georgia area :

Oct 19, 2017
Jan 19, 2021
Jan 6, 2023
Oct 12, 2023

There are many more dates reported.

As the City of Clarkston, Georgia grows while being apart of Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia area, likely there will be an increase of pedestrian loss of life.  Unless actions are taken to preserve life; like place up a red light near the Dekalb County Clarkston Library & Community Center in place of the crosswalk seen above in this particular blog.

There is a 171 page DEKALB COUNTY 2050 UNIFIED PLAN COMPREHENSIVE
LAND USE PLAN

Why is this important? 

"Well, The DeKalb County 2050 Comprehensive Development Plan is a key part of the DeKalb County 2050 Unified Plan and includes policies and recommendations created to guide decision making related to development and growth within DeKalb County."

02 - ISSUES, OPPORTUNITIES, & GOALS

DEKALB COUNTY 2050 UNIFIED PLAN COMPREHENSIVE
LAND USE PLAN

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Hey, I'm Homeless - Why Discriminate Against Me?

 

by C. Henry Adams

In June of 2023,  I was working for Briggs and Stratton - Advanced Battery Manufacturing, when I decided to make one of those life changing decisions and retire.  Perhaps, to some people, my decision was irrational and a bit mentally ill.  After all, who in their right mind would leave a $38,000.00 USD a year job (Not a Career)  to pursue an American Dream to be a business owner?  To some people, the thought, the action, the re-action and counter moves that one will experience could be considered insane.

But, what if your Plan A  (Adams Henry Christopher Contracting, LLC ) did not quite work after making the above decision?

Then, your Plan B  ( CHAAS, LLC ) did not quite work as well.

Then,  Plan C  ( Global Relief and Rescue Community, Inc ) did not quite work .

Then,  Plan D  ( HASPS ) did not quite work.

Finally, Plan E  ( Neighbors Nephew Landscaping Services LLC ) did not quite work, too.

So, what do one do?

If , the late Marion Lewis Adams, Sr. was alive; he would have advised myself to take what did work to form a business plan to resolve the solution.

Sometimes, this task is not easy to accomplish.  Fore, it might require one to truly humble themselves.

"A vulnerable population experiencing homelessness not only experience personal and economic hardship, but they also face discrimination and exclusion because of their housing status.

Although past research has shown that identifying with multiple groups can buffer against the negative consequences of discrimination on well-being, it remains to be seen whether such strategies protect well-being of people who are homeless. "

Quote from:

Front Psychol. 2015; 6: 739.

Published online 2015 Jun 1. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00739

PMCID: PMC4450171

PMID: 26082741

Discrimination and well-being amongst the homeless: the role of multiple group membership

Melissa Johnstone,^1,*† Jolanda Jetten,^1,† Genevieve A. Dingle,¹ Cameron Parsell,² and Zoe C. Walter¹

Therefore, the only way that I could learn to better myself was to merely humble myself.

I put aside the pride to accept prayers and  have truly tried for two years to learn unconditional love.

Hey, I'm homeless.  So, why discriminate against me when I get hungry?  So, why discriminate against me when I have no place of my own to sleep?  So, why discriminate against me when I have no job paying me enough to sustain above $14,580 or https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/federal-poverty-level-fpl/  ?

Sometimes, to understand people, things or even situations, one would have to experience them.


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