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Slavery and the Colony of Georgia
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:17:09
Publish Date: 2020-05-29 22:00:00
Description:

(Elizabeth) Most likely, many of us have heard tales around how the colony of Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe, a philanthropist, to be a haven for Britain's debtors but, as always, that isn't the whole story. In this episode, Elizabeth delves into how slavery of Africans was illegal early on in the colony and why that changed - including who drove the demand. 
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