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What was the Marquis de Lafayette’s position on the slave trade?
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Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette, chromolithograph by P.S. Duval, 1851.
The Marquis de Lafayette was a vocal and committed advocate for the abolition of the slave trade. During the years leading up to the French Revolution, he established himself as a leader among the liberal aristocrats, consistently championing this cause as part of his broader political platform.1