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Camden has a wide range of ethnicities living in the neighborhood and city. To understand how it got to be the way it is, we must examine when it first came to be. They have undergone racial struggles and have lived to tell their stories. In the modern era, they have expressed themselves in various ways. Thus, they do whatever they can to reflect on representing the past while interacting with the future.

In the 1960s, black and Puerto Rican students at Rutgers University-Camden started a rebellion due to the mistreatment they received. They made statements about the campus not having diversity, so they had to find black lawyers to conspire against them. At the same time, not only did protests begin to build within the campus but conflicts spawned with other colleges such as Rutgers-Newark, Cornell University, and Howard University. A historian, Martha Biondi, witnessed the event and called it "the black revolution on campus." In the early 1970s, the event caught so much attention that college leadership changed, thus Edward Bloustein stepped in and met their demands and allowed blacks and Puerto Ricans to set foot on campus. Years later, the impact of the event made way for future students. Many clubs and organizations in the university have been formed to keep their respective heritages alive. Not only that, it is made for people who

It was the same for Hispanics and Latinos, albeit a political matter. In 1995, the Concerned Leaders of Camden City and Camden County was formed by its executive director Roy Jones when learning that no blacks or Latinos were seen in Camden Hall. In his words, he wanted to bring representation in a white-centered government. He even envisioned more jobs for blacks and one head as Hispanic. However, despite this, the council followed through with his demands years later. Religion wise; School Sisters of Notre Dame minister.

Two censuses recently have made two calculations: one in 2010 with a population of 47% Hispanic citizens in the city and 15% in the county and another in 2021 calculated a population of 39.3% blacks in Camden with 28.5 thousand people (1.37k), making them the largest ethnicity in Camden. To this day, there are currently 22.4 thousand (1.72k) citizens of Hispanic and Latino ethnicity within Camden with a calculation of 31%, making them the second largest. Not to mention, it is still growing by the day and will continue to do so by 2050.

Art has brought a sense of community through it. People have made murals throughout the town to represent themselves and their heritage. They even do it to pay tribute to their neighborhood and city. The City Invincible mural, now named Camden Invincible, was made and installed at the intersection of 16th Street and Admiral Wilson Boulevard in 2017. It was inspired by Walt Whitman who created the poem “I’d Dream in a Dream” in 1867. The mural was painted by five local artists: Terina Nicole Hill, Priscilla Rios, Breiner Garcia, Donald T. Williams, and Erik James Montgomery with help from the Camden Community Partnership.

Additionally, many festivals have been created for everyone to learn about them. One, particularly, is the annual South Jersey Caribbean Festival, which celebrates Caribbean culture, traditions, and heritage. Another is the Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission Host Grant Award Breakfast, which brings together 20 cultural organizations for the community. Both of these events have benefited the town financially and socially.

Many businesses were started by those of many ethnicities in Camden. A local business called Camden Fashion Week was created in 2019 and has held events every year since. It was made to let children with disabilities create clothing using their imagination. Founder Tawanda Jones says she envisioned doing something that lets kids be who they desire to be. Despite having no sponsors, the business runs successfully and has shows once a year. Another business is the Camden County Historical Society, which captures every event in town, and the Heart of Camden, known as the city's landmark has hosted many festivities. At the same time, nightclubs such as the Dubai Nightclub and the