Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980)
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 2 seasons, 18 episodes
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This 1980s TV drama follows two nine-year-old boys in a rural Southern town during the Great Depression. One boy is black and the other is white, but they become close friends anyway.
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What happens
Palmerstown, U.S.A. (shortened to Palmerstown in March 1981) is a television drama series that aired on CBS from March 20, 1980 to June 9, 1981. It was created by Norman Lear and Alex Haley, whose childhood was the basis for the series. It tells the story of two nine-year-old boys in the rural Southern community of Palmerstown who become best friends during the Great Depression, despite one being black and the other being white. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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