On Sunday, March 8, members and prospective members of the Lafayette Society will gather to celebrate the legacy of the Marquis de Lafayette. A passionate abolitionist, patriot, human rights advocate, French aristocrat, and military officer in the Continental Army, Lafayette’s legacy lives on in his namesake city, Fayetteville.
“Especially during these times, as things have become increasingly difficult, the acts of kindness that Lafayette showed—I see those in our Fayettevillians,” said Ebony Warfield-Graham, president of the Lafayette Society.
Founded by Ms. Martha Duell in 1981 with the goal of raising funds for a statue of Lafayette, the Society continues to influence the Fayetteville community over 45 years later. The statue was erected at Cross Creek Park and dedicated in 1983 during Fayetteville’s Bicentennial Celebration. Now, the Society keeps Lafayette’s memory alive through lectures, performances, balls, creativity contests, and more…