Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History

The Lucy Craft Laney Museum is the only African-American museum in the Central Savannah River Area. The small house museum was the former home of Miss Lucy Craft Laney, who founded the first school for black boys and girls in Augusta.

The mission of the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History is to promote the legacy of Ms. Lucy Craft Laney through arts and history. Ms. Laney dedicated her life to providing educational opportunities for Black youth in the Augusta area. Ms. Laney was the founder of the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute which was located on the present site of the Lucy Laney Comprehensive High School. She started the first kindergarten for Black children in Augusta and founded the Lamar School of Nursing for Black women. The Lucy Laney High School, Laney Walker Boulevard (formerly Gwinnett Street) and the Laney Walker North Historic District have all been named in Ms. Laney’s honor.