Lucy Craft Laney (1854-1933) was an American educator who in 1883 founded the first school for Black children in Augusta, Georgia, which grew into the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute. She served as the school's principal for fifty years, building it into a major institution for Black education in the American South that trained generations of teachers and students and combined an academic curriculum with industrial and normal (teacher) training.
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Lucy Craft Laney (April 13, 1854, October 23, 1933) was an American educator who in 1883 founded the first school for black children in Augusta, Georgia.
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April 13, 1854
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Lucy Craft Laney (April 13, 1854, October 23, 1933) was an American educator who in 1883 founded the first school for black children in Augusta, Georgia.
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Policies Informed: Mary McLeod Bethune, Teaching career, Foundations with Lucy Craft LaneyQuote, Policies Informed: Mary McLeod Bethune, Teaching career, Foundations with Lucy Craft Laney
Bethune adopted many of Laney's educational philosophies, including her emphasis on educating girls and women to improve the conditions of Black people
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