Lafayette's Relationship With George Washington

Washington became lafayette's idol mentor and roll model, a model promising to balance many of his own impetuous behaviors. When he looked at washington, lafayette saw a man projecting authority through calm, stoic dignity. Lafayette already emulated his new row model in one damning respect. George washington espoused the cause of liberty while enslaving human beings. He was one of the largest slave owners in north america. And though it is often passed over, we know during these early days in philadelphia,. lafayette came to own a negro boy purchased by one of the americans who sailed with him on la victoire. The boy was purchased in annapolis