Church Members from Big Woods, Still Pond, and Coleman Gathered in the Brooks' Backyard for Baptism Service, 1975-1977
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Church Members from Big Woods, Still Pond, and Coleman Gathered in the Brooks' Backyard for Baptism Service, 1975-1977. The congregations are sitting under a tent the Brooks' backyard in Coleman, MD while waiting to be baptized in their above-ground swimming pool. Rev. James Roberts is conducting the Baptism Ceremony. He is wearing a white tee shirt and black pants. Dorothy Brooks is standing beside him in a yellow dress. This photo was taken between 1975-1977. 1975 – 1977
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Black Communities - Coleman, Black Communities - Big Woods, Black Communities - Still Pond, The Lives and Families of Chesapeake Heartland Oral History Initiative, Methodist Churches
African American churches, Baptism, Occasional services--Methodist Church (U.S.), Rural African Americans
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