MICHAEL L. THURMOND is the chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Georgia. He is the author of James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia, Freedom: Georgia’s Antislavery Heritage, 1733–1865, and A Story Untold: Black Men and Women in Athens History. Thurmond has previously served in the Georgia legislature, as director of Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services, Georgia labor commissioner, and as superintendent of DeKalb schools. In 1997, Thurmond became a distinguished lecturer at the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government. He lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

THE LEARNING CENTER of Senior Citizens, Inc. is Savannah’s center for lifelong learning. TLC welcomes members to the Center for Successful Aging in midtown Savannah and to their satellite campus at Skidaway Island for in-person programs. Programs on a vast variety of topics are offered seasonally both to TLC members and the public, and most are also available online and on-demand. Learn more HERE about upcoming fall talks, classes, and membership benefits.

*Ample free parking on Jasper Street beside the easily accessible entrance to TLC’s event facility.