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I'll Fly Away

I'll Fly Away

Description: In a small Southern town during the 1950s, black housekeeper and single mother Lilly Harper (Regina Taylor) brings a new perspective on race relations to her employer, district attorney Forrest Bedford (Sam Waterston), and his three children: moody teenager Nathan, bookish Francie and little John Morgan. Bedford often courted controversy for his pro-civil rights viewpoints. Harper is on her own journey of political and personal awareness. The show's title is taken from the title of a Christian hymn written by Albert E. Brumley in 1929.
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 1991
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 38
First episode air date: October 7, 1991
Awards: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing u2013 Drama Series, MORE
Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, MORE
Networks: PBS, NBC
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