their ability to kick start their careers, and send the message that it is more important to cut taxes for the wealthy than educational expenses for our young people." On July 23, 2014, Butterfield introduced House Joint Resolution 120, approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution. Personal life Butterfield is a lifelong member of Jackson Chapel First Missionary Baptist Church in Wilson, North Carolina, where he has served as Trustee and Chairman of the Finance Ministry. He also serves on the Board of Visitors for the North Carolina Central University School of Law and as a Trustee of Gallaudet University. He is a member of Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship, Incorporated. In 2017, the City of Greenville named its new transit center, the G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center, in his honor. See also List of African-American United States representatives North Carolina Democratic Party References External links |- |- |- |- 1947 births 20th-century American judges 21st-century American judges 21st-century American politicians African-American judges African-American members of the United States House of Representatives African-American United States Army personnel African-American people in North Carolina politics American people of Bermudian descent Baptists from North Carolina Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina Living people Members of Congress who became lobbyists North Carolina Central University alumni Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court People from Wilson, North Carolina United States Army soldiers 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American politicians