New Jersey pastor honoring the legacy of Black Civil War soldiers inside historic Camden cemetery

Name: New Jersey pastor honoring the legacy of Black Civil War soldiers inside historic Camden cemetery
Uploaded: 2025-02-03T06:18:00-0500
Duration: 3 min
Description: In the 1800s, Dempsey Daniel Butler, an abolitionist, ardent supporter of the Underground Railroad and New Jersey businessman, set aside a plot of land at the corner of Charles Street and Ferry Avenue in Camden. Today, that land is under the care of Rev. Floyd White III, whose mission is to honor and remember the eight Black Civil War soldiers who are buried there.

In the 1800s, Dempsey Daniel Butler, an abolitionist, ardent supporter of the Underground Railroad and New Jersey businessman, set aside a plot of land at the corner of Charles Street and Ferry Avenue in Camden. Today, that land is under the care of Rev. Floyd White III, whose mission is to honor and remember the eight Black Civil War soldiers who are buried there.