WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT BRIARS IN THE COTTON PATCH:

"Briars in the Cotton Patch is the intriguing story of a courageous Christian whose historic racial experiment predated the more famous civil rights movement by fifteen years. Dr. Clarence Jordan is an inspiration to all those who believe in peace, freedom, and justice."
President Jimmy Carter
Chair, The Carter Center

"Briars in the Cotton Patch vividly shows that the struggle for justice and equality can take decades. It requires persistence and courage, as shown by Clarence Jordan and the people of Koinonia. Their work and commitment to the poor has touched thousands, including Millard and Linda Fuller, who found the inspiration for Habitat for Humanity at Koinonia. This moving film will hopefully inspire others to open new doors for the weakest among us."
Morris Dees
Southern Poverty Law Center

"This film documents events that Americans a hundred years ago could scarcely have imagined would happen, and that young Americans today can scarcely believe did happen. The unique man at the center of these events had the power to inspire, disturb and challenge--and so does this remarkable documentary."
Randall Wallace
Film Director, Writer, Producer ("Braveheart", "Pearl Harbor", "We Were Soldiers")

"Anyone interested in matters of faith, peacemaking or racial justice should see this riveting documentary."
Millard Fuller, Founder
Habitat for Humanity International & The Fuller Center for Housing

"Briars in the Cotton Patch is an exciting, comprehensive and accurate account of Koinonia Farm. Briars captures and reflects the spirit and struggle and success of Koinonia Farm as no other work I have witnessed. Faith Fuller has directed the project with unusual perception and skill."
Henlee Barnette, Emeritus Professor, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
And Retired Clinical Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine

"I had tears in my eyes more than once. I think it is a beautiful and moving documentary. Moreover, I think it is exactly what you meant it to be, a morally significant statement that needs to be widely distributed and seen. It strikes me as being a real strength of Briars in the Cotton Patch that what happened in Americus is so little known to most people. I was completely absorbed at every moment."
Dr. Bernie Dunlap
President, Wofford College (South Carolina)

"I wish I had known Clarence Jordan. Everything I read by him, and about him, confirms that he is someone I would have loved and from whom I could have learned much. Unfortunately, I am one of many who missed that opportunity because of the prevailing negative attitudes in the community at the time. It is my loss and one of my big regrets that I was not more courageous in those days."
Saranne Peacock
Americus, Georgia

"The documentary was excellent and I was proud to be a part of it. Faith Fuller has produced an exceptionally accurate portrayal of the role Koinonia played in the history of Sumter County, as well as that of the state and nation."
Alan Anderson, archivist
Sumter Historic Trust, Inc. (Georgia)

"The film was superb! I admire the courage you have shown to make this important piece of history tangible. You have done so with much grace and style. Those special efforts show through in every scene in the film."
Cheryl Massey
Americus, Georgia

"I viewed your fantastic film while I was in Israel. The group of friends I viewed it with believe that many of the struggles faced by the Koinonia Farm residents are similar to those faced by the Arab Christian community in Israel. Great job!"
Cary Summers
Rogersville, Missouri

"I thought the film was absolutely wonderful. It choked me up on more than one occasion. You and your team did such a superb job with it. It's really impossible for me to adequately express to you how meaningful I found the film. It was tremendously moving and inspirational. You have absolutely done a great service for the Koinonia institution, for Clarence Jordan and for other people, like Dr. Bryan, who struggled long and hard to make equality more of a reality than it was."
Ken Johnson
Hilton Head, South Carolina

"I just finished the video and believe it is a wonderful documentary of Koinonia and the people who believed in full equality and those who did not. What courageous people they were. Sometimes when I learn about wonderful people such as the Jordans and the Fullers, I feel so small in my life's accomplishments. I fear, if confronted with such a sacrifice, I would have been complacent or possibly would have even run... and that is a disappointing feeling. It is a heart warming story of a little known group of Christians who knew the meaning of love and equality and were willing to die to prove integration was the right way to live."
Carol A. Dawson
Jeffersonville, Indiana