Many years ago, while researching Greene County, Georgia’s African American Historical Narrative, I discovered Abram Colby. From childhood to adulthood I always desired to know how I became a part of my community’s historical narrative. When I discovered Abram Colby, this began an unearthing and à feeling of ownership in this place. Abram Colby enslaved on the plantation of John Colby (Abram’s biological father) to a sixteen-year-old enslaved girl in Penfield, Georgia, around 1820. John Colby was one of Greene County’s wealthiest plantation owners. Although Abram’s experiences were that of enslavement. He esteemed to greatness with a clarity of heart and mind to serve others. He became a minister, barber, and Greene County’s first African American to be elected to the Georgia Legislature in 1868. This was a time of supposed change, betterment, and new beginnings for communities and the state of Georgia. However, it was a time of violence, horrific systematic racism, and engagements. When only, Representative Abram Colby desired to serve his community and its people. Such a viable, phenomenal and committed leader. It is my hope that our community, its citizens, and the state of Georgia will acknowledge, honor, and celebrate the lives of Georgia’s First African American Legislators.