As the only African American incorporated municipality above the Mason-Dixon Line, Lawnside, NJ was a haven to people of African descent since colonial times.
Programs like the UGRR Camp empower our residents to defend preservation of the town and its unique place in the history of New Jersey.
This summer the Peter Mott House hosted the first ever Underground Railroad Camp, through grants from the Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities from the National Endowment for the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan Act.
HBO Max’s “The Gilded Age,” breaks new ground introducing prosperous 19th century African American T. Thomas Fortune. The brilliant crusader, born enslaved, advocated for justice, against hatred and grinding poverty in
The Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission has awarded the Society a $9,000 general operating support grant for Fiscal Year 2023 through the New Jersey Historical Commission’s County History Partnership
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