The Lucy Craft Laney Museum Of Black History

Call for Artists for Twiggs Circle Original Sculpture

Augusta, GA – The Greater Augusta Arts Council is requesting proposals from qualified sculptors or artist teams to create a… Read More...

Unveiling of the Reverend A.C. Griggs Monument

The Augusta African American Historical Society is pleased to announce the unveiling of the Reverend A.C. Griggs monument. This monument… Read More...

60th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s visit to Tabernacle

This past weekend the historic Tabernacle Baptist Church, in conjunction with Reverend Lerone Wilder, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Religion at… Read More...

A Tribute to Aretha Franklin

LeChateau Entertainment and The Damien Sneed Foundation present a tribute to Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul. Featuring: Damien Sneed,… Read More...

New Oral History Interviews

The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, in conjunction with Mustard Seed Video Production and the Watson-Brown Foundation, is… Read More...

A.R. Johnson’s 2022 Black History Program

During the program a new portrait of A.R. Johnson was unveiled. In addition, the A.R. Johnson school family presented the… Read More...

Winter Camp Was Wonderful!

The Lucy Craft Laney Museum’s Winter Camp was held on December 21, 2021 at the Wallace Branch Library. Students from… Read More...

LCL Museum Board Member Leon Maben Recently Honored

Many of our museum’s supporters know Mr. Maben well from his role as Chair of our Annual Golf Tournament and… Read More...

Breaking Racial Barriers: Conversations between the African American and Chinese Communities of Augusta

A VIRTUAL EVENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LUCY LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY FEBRUARY 24, 2022 This was an… Read More...

Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History Annual Historian Awards Program

The 2022 Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History Annual Historian Awards Program was held on Thursday, March 17, 2022… Read More...

Black History Exhibition at Augusta City Gallery

During the month of February 2022 The Greater Augusta Arts Council, in partnership with the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of… Read More...

Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History 6th Annual Golf Tournament

HONORING THE 50 YEARS OF SERVICE OF AUGUSTA NATIONAL BLACK CADDIES (1932 – 1982) On Saturday, May 21, 2022, the… Read More...

AU Days of Service Impact at Laney Museum of Black History

Article by Tina Baggott, Volunteer Services and Community Engagement, Augusta University and AU Health System. Five volunteers completed the following… Read More...

MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT III – Jan. 20th

Please mark your calendars and join us on Thursday, January 20, 2022 from 9:00AM to 1:00PM for the Mental Health… Read More...

Laney Walker Bethlem Heritage Festival

November 20, 2021 Dyess Park Augusta/Richmond County celebrated the rich heritage and history of Laney Walker and Bethlehem with an… Read More...

2021 History Symposium

On November 22 the Morris Museum of Art presented the 2021 History Symposium which included the following: Edward J. Cashin… Read More...

Dr. John Wesley Gilbert, First Black Archaeologist

Hephzibah native Dr. John Wesley Gilbert, the first Black archaeologist, was the subject of a virtual presentation by Dr. John… Read More...

On Sale Now

Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege: Amanda America Dickson, 1849-1893 by Dr. Kent Anderson Leslie Woman of Color, Daughter of… Read More...

Donation from Murphy Auto Group

Thank you to our museum partner, Murphy Auto Group, who continuously gives back to our community. During the Juneteenth Celebration,… Read More...

The Lucy Craft Laney Museum 30th Anniversary Exhibition

June 1 – July 24, 2021 A celebration of 30 years of the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History,… Read More...

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