Camden, New Jersey: From Slavery to Now

What started out as my Photographic Journey of now 31 years

of the City which I call Home; Has turned out to be a journey

revealing truths previously untold about the

Slavery & Plantations here in Camden, NJ USA.

From Slavery to so called Freedom, from Prosperous times to a long period of Decline; African Americans have withstood

the test of time, only to finally see a long awaited resurgence ~

We hope ...

This is the on going story of African Americans

up out of Camden, NJ, which has never been told in totality.

It shows in their eyes, in their stance,

in their hands, in their souls. I am  part of them.

I share this experience as a native of Camden as well as

being a part of the untold story of Slavery and Plantations in Camden, NJ which is America's Story - like it or not.

On this site and future documentaries, stories will be told through life to life dialogues,  vintage photos, letters and documents of the elders of Camden,

shared in the Oral History Series.

They are the stories of how African Americans got here

and the struggles and the joys during their stay.

Since I began the research on Slavery & Plantations  in Cooper's Ferry - now know as Camden, NJ some 8 years back,

I learned tremendous truths about our people

and the place  we call home.

This is our True Historic Past

and no matter what has happened -

We continue to Stand!

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Website Design ~ Bev Roberts  2003 - 2010

Photography is Copyrighted by Beverly Collins-Roberts 1979 - 2010

All Rights Reserved

The "Still Standing" Project

From the Creator:

Beverly Collins-Roberts

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