# Lucy Craft Laney

> Lucy Craft Laney was an American educator who in 1883 founded the first school for black children in Augusta, Georgia. She was principal for 50 years of the Haines Institute for Industrial and Normal Education.

*Founder of the Haines Normal and Industrial School, Augusta, Georgia. (1854-1933)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/lucy-craft-laney

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Educator
- **Category:** Educators
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1854-04-13
- **Died:** 1933-10-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Lucy Craft Laney was an American educator who in 1883 founded the first school for black children in Augusta, Georgia. She was principal for 50 years of the Haines Institute for Industrial and Normal Education.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 41.8
- **Momentum:** 4.1

## Sources
- [Lucy Craft Laney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Craft_Laney)
- [Lucy Craft Laney](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Craft_Laney)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6698253)

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