There were at least two black characters on the show, one that was rather prominent, off the top of my head. One was a mechanic of some sort IIRC (no, not Cooter), and the other was Chickasaw County Sheriff Little, the neighboring county to Hazzard, and he was portrayed as a no-nonsense by-the-book sheriff.
Also, if you care to read more at the diversity of the cast of the Dukes show:
What's worth noting, though, is that The Dukes of Hazzard, while not the most diverse show in television history, did, in fact, feature some black characters. The only regular black character was neighboring Chickasaw County Sheriff Little, portrayed by Don Pedro Colley, but over the course of seven seasons, the show featured at least 19 other black characters. Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Kevin Peter Hall, Al White (2 episodes), Hal Williams, Herb Jefferson Jr. (2 episodes), Steven Williams (2 episodes), Wally Taylor, John Dewey Carter, Ella Mae Brown, Ernie Hudson, James Reynolds, Woody Strode, Harrison Page, Teddy Wilson, Jesse D. Goins, William Allen Young, James Avery, Tony Brubaker, and Ken Foreeall had roles during the series' 146 episodes.
That's an average of about one every seven episodes, at a time when the traditional lack of diversity on television was a lot worse than it was in, say, the nineties. Yet The Dukes of Hazzard, set in rural Georgia, outpaced two of the biggest 90s hits on television. In its 180-episode run, Seinfeld only managed to feature 19 black characters, while Friends was so white, they made a song about it:
In case you weren't counting, that's 24 black characters in ten seasons, and 236 episodes. And both of those shows were set in New York City.
Source:
https://thedailybanter.com/2015/07/...e-black-characters-than-friends-and-seinfeld/
Although Love Boat DID have that one guy Isaac. I never watched the show, basically clicked by it while channel surfing. Never have seen Fantasy Island, I just know the catch phrase of "De plane!"
