Greene County now has its first historical marker dedicated to an African American who served as one of the first Black legislators elected to the Georgia General Assembly.
A small group gathered outside of the Greene County Courthouse on Sunday to honor former state Rep. Abram Colby, who served the county after the Civil War.
“There is nothing regarding our history and our heritage… this is the first one because I believe these kind of things are important because we’re not going to be here all the time to tell the story,” said Mamie Hillman, founder of the Greene County African American Museum.
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