Lucy Craft Laney was born to teach

Lucy Craft Laney was born in Macon April 13, 1854, to Louisa and David Laney. Her father, born a slave, was a Presbyterian minister and skilled carpenter who had purchased his freedom 20 years prior to Lucy’s birth. This was no small task in the early 19th Century, but David wouldn’t be happy until he had also purchased Louisa’s freedom.Lucy would be one of 11 children having six s...