Uncle Remus

Uncle Remus is a character in a group of books and stories written by a man named Joel Chandler Harris in the late 1800s. His stories were about a wise old man named Uncle Remus who would tell stories to a young boy. The stories featured talking animals like Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and Brer Bear. The stories were originally shared by African American slaves and were full of humor, lessons, and wisdom. Uncle Remus was a character of African American folktales that were told by slaves on Southern plantations. He was an old man who told stories about how animals outsmarted each other, with a kind and wise voice. The stories often contain a lesson about how to outsmart a more powerful force with cleverness.