Lucy C. Laney Museum of Black History

The Lucy Craft Laney Museum is the only African American Museum in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA, Augusta and its Surrounding Areas). The museum, which opened in 1991, is a small house museum that was the former home of Miss Lucy Craft Laney. Ms. Laney dedicated her life to providing educational opportunities for Black youth in the Augusta area and was the founder of the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute. She started the first kindergarten for Black children in Augusta and founded the Lamar School of Nursing for Black women. For more information about the Lucy C. Laney Museum visit www.lucycraftlaneymuseum.com. For more information about Augusta, GA visit www.augustaga.org.

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