Perspectives S34/Ep8: A Black History Lesson from DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond

As we round out black history month is DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond. Before becoming the DeKalb CEO, he served in the Georgia General Assembly and was the first African American elected to statewide office without having been appointed to the position first. He’s transformed the state department of family and children services, the labor department and the DeKalb county schools. But that’s not why he’s here. He’s here because he’s also a writer. His most recent book, freedom: Georgia’s anti-slavery heritage, 1733 to 1865 is listed as one of the 25 books all Georgians should read.