Uncle Remus is the fictional title character and narrator of a collection of African American folktales compiled and adapted by Joel Chandler Harris and published in book form in 1881. Harris was a journalist in post–Reconstruction era Atlanta, and he produced seven Uncle Remus books. He did so by introducing tales that he had heard and framing them in the plantation context. He wrote his stories in a dialect which was his interpretation of the Deep South African-American language of the time. For these framing and stylistic choices, Harris's collection has garnered controversy since its publication.
Adaptations (3)
Uncle Remus has been adapted 3 times, across film and television series, from 1946 to 1986. The most recent is Housewarming at Br'er Rabbit's (1986).
Song of the South1946 · film · 94 min · dir. Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson · IMDb ↗Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.
