A documentary produced for PBS about an interracial Christian farm cooperative in southwest Georgia that airs this week/files/storyimages/includes source materials from a University of Louisville professor's book.

"Briars in the Cotton Patch" tells the story of Koinonia Farm, established in 1942 in Sumpter County, Georgia by Clarence Jordan, a former student at the Louisville Baptist Theological Seminary.

The farm is also the subject of a book by U of L history professor Tracy K'Meyer, who says the co-op's spirit of racial equality predated the civil rights movement but made it the target of racial terrorism.

Professor K'Meyer was an advisor to the film, which includes some photos from her book.

The documentary, which is being aired as part of Black History Month, can been seen Saturday, February 5 at 10:00pm on KET1.

It can also be purchased by visiting www.briarsdocumentary.com

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