Ruby Sligh | Congaree Swamp Stories

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CONGAREE SWAMP STORIES CAMP WORKSHOP SPEAKER

An Account of Baptism, How Things Were Different and What Still Remains, Including Conversations About Fishing, Drum Shouts and Cotton Gins

Ms. Ruby Rice Sligh grew up in Hopkins, South Carolina and is a member of Zion Pilgrim Baptist Church. She considers the Congaree her home. She spent time attending a nearby school and shared the story of her baptismal ceremony in Cedar Creek with us.

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