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In the 1960s, tv shows depicting a contrast between rural and urban America were astonishingly popular (The Beverly Hillbillies was the #1 show twice and Andy Griffith once in the decade). Were these shows reflecting an underlying tension, a kind of nostalgia, or something else? What was going on?

by /u/td4999 in /r/AskHistorians

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