New Jersey pastor honoring the legacy of Black Civil War soldiers inside historic Camden cemetery Dempsey Daniel Butler arrived in Camden, New Jersey, in the 1840s.

Melvin Payne, President of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter, salutes the flag during a Tuskegee AirmenTuskegee Airman Celebration at Butler Dempsey Cemetery in Camden, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.

At the corner of Charles Street and Ferry Avenue in Camden, a New Jersey pastor has made it his mission to honor the Black Civil War soldiers buried in Butler Cemetery.

CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) — In a solemn tribute to the sacrifices made by American servicemen and women, Gold Star parents and veterans gathered at the historic Dempsey Daniel Butler Cemetery in Camden ...