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Lucy Craft Laney

Founder of the Haines Normal and Industrial School, Augusta, Georgia. (1854-1933) · United States · On the map · Educators · Died at 79

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.

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Awards

Georgia Women of Achievement1992

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Educators
Type
Educator
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1854 to 1933 · aged 79