Palmerstown, U.S.A.

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)