Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings - Harris, Joel Chandler
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"Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings" by Joel Chandler Harris, a cornerstone of American folklore, presents a collection of captivating animal stories told through the voice of Uncle Remus. This enduring work offers a glimpse into plantation life and the rich oral traditions of African Americans. These tales, filled with wit and wisdom, explore themes of cunning, survival, and the ever-present struggle between the powerful and the vulnerable. As a significant piece of literary and social history, "Uncle Remus" provides valuable insight into African American storytelling and cultural…mehr

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"Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings" by Joel Chandler Harris, a cornerstone of American folklore, presents a collection of captivating animal stories told through the voice of Uncle Remus. This enduring work offers a glimpse into plantation life and the rich oral traditions of African Americans. These tales, filled with wit and wisdom, explore themes of cunning, survival, and the ever-present struggle between the powerful and the vulnerable. As a significant piece of literary and social history, "Uncle Remus" provides valuable insight into African American storytelling and cultural heritage through songs and narratives. This collection remains relevant for those interested in folklore, animal stories, and the historical representation of African American life and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Joel Chandler Harris was an American journalist born in Eatonton, Georgia who wrote the Uncle Remus stories, including Uncle Remus; His Songs and His Sayings, The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation, (1880), Nights with Uncle Remus (1881 & 1882), Uncle Remus and His Friends (1892), and Uncle Remus and the Little Boy (1905). The stories, based on the African-American oral storytelling tradition, were revolutionary in their use of dialect and in featuring a trickster hero called Br'er ("Brother") Rabbit, who uses his wits against adversity, though his efforts do not always succeed. The frog is the trickster character in traditional tales in Central and Southern Africa. The stories, which began appearing in the Atlanta Constitution in 1879, were popular among both Black and White readers in the North and South, not least because they presented an idealized view of race relations soon after the Civil War. The first published Brer Rabbit stories were written by President Theodore Roosevelt's uncle, Robert Roosevelt.