How a man born into bondage infiltrated British camps, fed them lies, and delivered the intel that turned the American Revolution. James Armistead Lafayette’s life began in the shadows of enslavement, ...

Image by Architect of the Capitol To attain independence, the Americans would have to win the Revolutionary War against Great Britain, which previously governed the 13 colonies. The war lasted from ...

Enslaved spy, James Armistead Lafayette risks all helping secure victory at Yorktown. James Armistead Lafayette, an enslaved man turned double agent, risked his life to spy on the British, delivering ...

Little, Nina Fletcher, "The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller folk art collection: a descriptive catalogue," Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1957. "Treasures of American Folk Art from the Abby Aldrich ...