Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Land Assistance Fund

Fighting To Save Black-Owned Land Since 1967 With Cooperatives
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The Honorable Barbara Lee
to Receive the Federation's 2009 "Estelle Witherspoon Lifetime Achievement Award"
August 13, 2009 in Birmingham, Alabama

ATLANTA....For the past seven years, the Federation has recognized those individuals who have made significant contributions for justice and peace in America and throughout the world. We are honored to present the Estelle Witherspoon Lifetime Achievement Award to Representative Barbara Lee. Congresswoman Lee was sworn in as the Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on January 6, 2009. Read More....

The Federation's Melbah Smith Inducted in the Cooperative Hall of Fame in May 2009

¥ USDA Secretary Vilscack's 14 Point
Civil Rights Initiatives at the USDA

¥ USDA's Historic Actions to Assist Minority Farmers

¥ USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Issues Historic Directives to Address Civil Rights Problems at the USDA

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Speech by Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack, February 21, 2009 in Albany, Georgia at the Federation's Annual Farmer's Conference
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