Lucy Craft Laney (Apr 13, 1854 - Oct 23, 1933). Educator, who in 1883, founded the first school for Black children in Augusta, GA. She was principal for 50 years of the Haines Institute for Industrial and Normal Education.
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"Lucy Craft Laney, Educator." Historianspeaks, April 13, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/lucy-craft-laney-educator.
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