Like a lot of people in a lot of families, playwright Aaron Coleman grew up hearing the stories of Brer Rabbit, the cunning character from African folklore who outsmarted his animal adversaries. These ...

Georgia last week began raising $100,000 to build a monument to one of its two great literary heroes, the late Joel Chandler Harris, author of the “Uncle Remus” stories.* Throughout the State’s public ...

As one who has extensively researched our region’s role in the Civil War, Alton’s old prison is often mentioned in my published works. However, this column concerns itself with the use of the prison ...

‘There are many twists and turns to this saga,’ says the leader of a push to update interpretation of folktale-spinning author Joel Chandler Harris. Guide associate Lesley Le Platte leads a tour on ...

A reprint of the section entitled Legends of the old plantation from: Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings : the folklore of the old plantation (New York, 1880). Originally published: London : ...

Click to open image viewer. Walt Disney's Uncle Remus featuring music from the soundtrack of "Song of the South." Record cover is yellow with color illustrations of the actor James Baskett, who played ...

OL’ KING DAVID AND THE PHILISTINE BOYS—Roark Bradford—Harper ($2.50). The Green Pastures, stage smash hit now playing in Manhattan (TIME, March 10), was based on Author Bradford’s Ol’ Man Adam and His ...