George Butterfield

Butterfield was born and raised in a prominent African-American family in Wilson, North Carolina, the son of Addie Lourine (née Davis) and George Kenneth Butterfield, both of mixed race.[1] Butterfield's father immigrated to the United States from Bermuda.[2] Described by the Washington Post as an "African-American who appears to be white",[3] Butterfield acknowledges he has European as well as African ancestry, and that he identifies as African American. He has noted that he grew up on the "black side" of town and led civil rights marches.[4] He is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.