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
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Lafayette Alliance is to inspire, illuminate, and unite, all in the Spirit of Lafayette.
celebrating our heritage
bringing our community together through history
Inspire
One person can change the world. Cicero said all virtues hinge first on gratitude; Aristotle said courage foremost. Lafayette speaks to both.
Unite
Liberty, equality, and justice are verbs. They take work. Lafayette believed them to be at the heart of the idea of America.
Illuminate
One person can be heroic. It takes perseverance. It takes vision. Lafayette owned both.
The Spirit of Lafayette
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.
Our Journal
bringing history to life
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.
Lafayette Day 2020 Video
Thanks to LaGrange Television and the City of LaGrange, the Lafayette Alliance presented its Lafayette Day 2020 video on September…Read More
Inaugural Speaker Series
The Lafayette Alliance is excited to present its inaugural speaker series! We will host Lafayette scholars and enthusiasts throughout the…Read More
Lafayette and Justice
August Landmesser was one man in a crowd of one hundred gathered in a shipyard at Hamburg, Germany, 1936. All…Read More
Lafayette Rogue Double Agent
It’s interesting to me that Ralph Ellison should choose to write about “James Armistead Lafayette.” Almost fifty years ago,…Read More
Bridging the Racial Divide in the Spirit of Lafayette
The following is the text from a talk given on Saturday, December 12th by Richard Ingram hosted by Racial Trustbuilding,…Read More
Lafayette and the Battle of Brandywine
Several years ago we visited friends in Wilmington, Delaware, a beautiful part of our country and steeped in DuPont history.…Read More
Take a Fresh Look at Lafayette
Many of us, I suspect, have so often driven past the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette that he…Read More
The statue of the Marquis de Lafayette in LaGrange was cast from an original in LePuy-en-Velay, France near where Lafayette was born.
It depicts the Marquis in his French National Guard uniform holding aloft a cockade of red, white, and blue. A cockade was a ribbon worn in one’s hat to signify an affiliation.
Dr. Waights G. Henry, Jr., President of LaGrange College, initiated the project in 1974 which was backed by the Callaway Foundation. The statue was erected in 1975 as a tribute to the Marquis and to the Bicentennial of the American Revolution.
It is on permanent loan to the city from LaGrange College.
