Men tend to pigs being roasted over a fire built in a hole in the ground in this photo by Mary Morgan Keipp (1875-1961) of Selma. This method of cooking is known as pit barbecue.
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Men tend to pigs being roasted over a fire built in a hole in the ground in this photo by Mary Morgan Keipp (1875-1961) of Selma. This method of cooking is known as pit barbecue.