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.
Cast
Jonelle Allen as Bessie Freeman
Bill Duke as Luther Freeman
Star-Shemah Bobatoon as Diana Freeman
Jermain Hodge Johnson as Booker T. Freeman
Beeson Carroll as W.D. Hall
Janice St. John as Coralee Hall
Michael J. Fox as Willy-Joe Hall
Brian Godfrey Wilson as David Hall
Kenneth White as The Sheriff
Iris Korn as Widder Brown (1981)
Episodes
Season 1 (1980)
Season 2 (1981)