James Armistead Lafayette photo

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James Armistead Lafayette

I was born James Armistead. Out of admiration for General Lafayette, I adopted his name. Although I'm not as famous as others, I'm proud of my role in American history. When Americans were fighting for independence from England, I was a slave in Virginia. When they say spies come from the most unlikely places, they are right. I got permission to join General Lafayette at Yorktown. I had a feeling Yorktown was going to be important to the war, a turning point or an ending.

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