Long interview Series

In this three-part series, leaders from the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund discuss their histories and visions for racial justice in US agricultural policy.


BEN BURKETT

Ben Burkett is a globally recognized expert in agricultural policy and history. He is the Mississippi Coordinator for the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund and former President of the National Family Farm Coalition.


DARNELLA BURKETT WINSTON

Darnella Burkett Winston is Program Manager for the FSC/LAP Mississippi Association of Cooperatives.


FREDDIE DAVIS III

Freddie Davis III serves as the Director of the Federation’s Rural Training and Research Center in Epes, Alabama, where he trains and a counsels farmers, land owners, and youth across the South on woodland stewardship.


  • Video Production Team

    Executive Producers

    Sara Clarke Kaplan

    Garrett Graddy-Lovelace

    Produced by

    Justine Williams

    Heather Brumley

    Series Director

    Heather Brumley

    Series Editor

    Elizabeth Green

    Directed By

    Heather Brumley

    Maggie Stogner

    Assistant Director

    Mar Cox

    Sarah King

    Katy Grossman

    Camera Operator

    Alvan Obichie

    Amy Young

    Elizabeth Green

    Haley Klezmer

    Assistant Camera Operator

    McKenzie Yoakam

    Lighting Technician

    Amy Young

    Phillip Bouknight

    Audio Recordist

    Tara Lambert

    Steve Fixel

    Phillip Bouknight

    Music Credits

    ‘CC Rider’ by Clarence Bluesman Davis & Jock Webb

    Special Thanks To

    American University Film and Media Arts Division Director, Larry Engel.

    American University School of Communication Film and Media Arts Division.

    American University School of Communication Equipment Room.

    The Airlie Center and Airlie Berkshire Farm.

    Spring 2023 SIS Graduate Practicum in Agricultural Policy & Agrarian Justice SIS 793-003 – A Graduate Capstone Practicum