A Bold Legacy

Discover the rich history of Boggs Academy—founded in 1906 as a beacon of Black education, innovation, and community in rural Burke County, Georgia & the work of Boggs Rural Life Center, Inc.

A B.i.g. Vision

Build. Invest. Grow.—A B.I.G. vision for Boggs.

Continuing the legacy of Boggs Academy, Boggs Rural Life Center, Inc. serves as a nonprofit institution and community center focused on education, leadership development, and the advancement of agrarian and rural arts. Explore how the B.I.G. Campaign is reactivating the 1232-acre campus with a bold strategy to build and restore our facilities, invest and empower our rural communities, and preserve and grow the legacy of the historic Boggs Academy.

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Aerial view of a park with pathways, trees, buildings, and a basketball court.
Aerial view of a sports complex with multiple soccer fields, a stage, and surrounding trees.

A Future Worth Building

The Boggs Experience

A classroom with Black children sitting at desks and a woman standing among them, likely a teacher, in a rustic setting with wooden furniture and walls.
A young boy in overalls feeds a calf with a bottle outdoors on a farm.
A woman is speaking at a podium during a presentation or performance in a gymnasium, with an audience seated in chairs facing her. Sheet music is visible on a music stand in the foreground.