Uncle Remus

Uncle Remus
First appearanceUncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation
Created byJoel Chandler Harris
Portrayed byJames Baskett (Song of the South)
Voiced byDallas McKennon (record releases)
In-universe information
GenderMale
NationalityAmerican

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.[1]

  1. ^ Montenyohl, Eric (1986). "The Origins of Uncle Remus". Folklore Forum. 18 (2): 136–167. hdl:2022/1941.