Have you seen Freaks and Geeks? Also it's a little later but, Treme is good for when you want to feel homesick.

It's easy to forget how recent segregation is. Natchez was ordered to desegregate in '89 and took several years to implement it. Segregated school dances were not uncommon in the south well into the '00s. And these segregation academies have been there all along. It's the same hate being recycled.