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Uncle Remus: His Songs & His Sayings

His Songs & His Sayings

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Uncle Remus: His Songs & His Sayings

By: Joel Chandler Harris
Narrated by: Robin Field
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Working at a plantation in his youth, Joel Chandler Harris found that much of his shyness disappeared in the slave QTLYters, and his background as the illegitimate son of an Irish immigrant helped fuse a close bond with the slaves. The language of his new friends and the African-American animal tales they shared later became the inspiration for Joel’s beloved Uncle Remus stories.

When Harris recorded the many Brer Rabbit stories from the African-American oral tradition, little did he know that it would revolutionize children’s literature. As an adult, Harris committed to healing post-Civil War America, stressing regional and racial reconciliation during and after the Reconstruction era.

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I had know knowledge of this book or author and was surprised by its outrageous racist stereotypes. The language is well written and it has been well read however as you go deeper into the book the racism becomes more and more apparent. In it's time it may have be viewed differently. Not suitable for children.

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