Early Life and Education
Butterfield was born and raised in a prominent black family in Wilson, North Carolina, the son of Addie Lourine (née Davis) and George Kenneth Butterfield. Butterfield's father immigrated to the United States from Bermuda. Both of his parents had white ancestors.
Butterfield graduated from Charles H. Darden High School. He earned degrees in Political Science and Sociology from North Carolina Central University (NCCU). In 1974, he received a Juris Doctor degree from the NCCU School of Law.
Butterfield served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970.
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