Lucy Craft Laney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lucy Craft Laney

Founder of the Haines Normal and Industrial School, Augusta, Georgia.

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1854

Place of Birth: Macon, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1933

Profession: educator, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Lucy Craft Laney (April 13, 1854 – October 24, 1933) was an African-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.
In 1974 Laney was posthumously selected by Governor Jimmy Carter as one of the first three African Americans honored by having their portraits installed in the Georgia State Capitol.
She also was inducted into the Georgia Women of Achievement.