Lafayette and Lafayette – A Play
In celebration of Black History Month the Lafayette Alliance would like to share a play written by its Chair, Richard…Read More
The mission of the Lafayette Alliance is to inspire, illuminate, and unite, all in the Spirit of Lafayette.
bringing our community together through history
One person can change the world. Cicero said all virtues hinge first on gratitude; Aristotle said courage foremost. Lafayette speaks to both.
Liberty, equality, and justice are verbs. They take work. Lafayette believed them to be at the heart of the idea of America.
One person can be heroic. It takes perseverance. It takes vision. Lafayette owned both.
It’s the undistracted moment, in the quiet of early morning.
It’s a contingent instant when things can go either way and you make the call.
It’s letting go and making what is to come better.
It’s the hot dog, at the ball game with the children.
It’s hope, dressed in flannel shirts and worn-out jeans.
The more we know about Lafayette, the more we understand our present world and nation. Those who publish articles bring differing perspectives and opinions to the life and legacy of Lafayette.
In celebration of Black History Month the Lafayette Alliance would like to share a play written by its Chair, Richard…Read More
Thanks to LaGrange Television and the City of LaGrange, the Lafayette Alliance presented its Lafayette Day 2020 video on September…Read More
The Lafayette Alliance is excited to present its inaugural speaker series! We will host Lafayette scholars and enthusiasts throughout the…Read More
August Landmesser was one man in a crowd of one hundred gathered in a shipyard at Hamburg, Germany, 1936. All…Read More
It’s interesting to me that Ralph Ellison should choose to write about “James Armistead Lafayette.” Almost fifty years ago,…Read More
The following is the text from a talk given on Saturday, December 12th by Richard Ingram hosted by Racial Trustbuilding,…Read More
Several years ago we visited friends in Wilmington, Delaware, a beautiful part of our country and steeped in DuPont history.…Read More
Many of us, I suspect, have so often driven past the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette that he…Read More