Longtime Camden resident, Floyd White has been working to ensure that Black veterans from his community are properly honored and remembered, even after they’re gone. Dempsey Butler Cemetery, a small, ...
CAMDEN, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Volunteers spent part of their morning at Butler Cemetery in Camden, the resting place of eight African American veterans who fought in the Civil War. "It's very ...
Dempsey Daniel Butler arrived in Camden, New Jersey, in the 1840s. An abolitionist and ardent supporter of the Underground Railroad, Butler opened a general store in the city. Through his business ...
Dempsey Daniel Butler arrived in Camden, New Jersey, in the 1840s. An abolitionist and ardent supporter of the Underground Railroad, Butler opened a general store in the city. Through his business ...
CAMDEN — "Oh, look at the beauty of it!" Margaret Baines exclaimed when she saw the new monument at the entrance of Dempsey Butler Cemetery, a tiny pocket park off Ferry Avenue in Camden. It is indeed ...
CAMDEN, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Buried at the Butler Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey are American soldiers who were also African-American soldiers, many of whom died fighting in the Union for their ...