Mable Owens Clarke of Soapstone Church hugs one the guests
Mable Owens Clarke, the matriarch of Soapstone Church and it's famous fish fry in South Carolina, hugs one the guests. Photographed as part of an editorial food story about a Black church that is trying to save itself by raising funds from church fish frys. The cemetery attached to it holds the graves of enslaved persons, making it especially important to the community. Photographed for Eating Well magazine.