"If Billy Lee had been a white man," wrote the historian Fritz Hirschfeld, "he would have had an honored place in American history because of his close proximity to George Washington during the most exciting periods of his career. But because he was a black servant, a humble slave, he has been virtually ignored by both black and white historians and biographers." Portrayals Lee is portrayed by Ron Canada in the 1984 CBS miniseries George Washington. Lee is portrayed by Gentry White in the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–2017). He is featured prominently in season-2 episode "Valley Forge." Hainsley Lloyd Bennett portrays Lee in the 2020 miniseries Washington. See also List of enslaved people of Mount Vernon George Washington and slavery Samuel Osgood House – First Presidential Mansion. Alexander Macomb House – Second Presidential Mansion. President's House (Philadelphia) – Third Presidential Mansion. List of slaves Bibliography Hirschfeld, Fritz. George Washington and Slavery: A Documentary Portrayal. University of Missouri Press, 1997. Wiencek, Henry. An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. Notes References External links "William (Billy) Lee", from the Mount Vernon Ladies Association website Last Will and Testament of George Washington "Colonel Washington and Me" 1750 births 1828 deaths African Americans in the American Revolution People of Virginia in the American Revolution Mount Vernon slaves Virginia colonial people Burials at Mount Vernon