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 ...

Inside the house is a charming collection of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit memorabilia nestled among furniture and rugs that were in the house when Harris died in 1908. Book shelves are full of first ...

GEORGIA AUTHOR JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS’ “Uncle Remus” stories were first published in 1880. These interpretations of the African folk tales Harris heard told by slaves are narrated by the fictional Uncle ...

Curtis Richardson hops around the front parlor of the 140-year-old house, animatedly recounting the enchanting tales of Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf. The elementary school students in the room shriek ...

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 ...

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Get ready for all of the laughs, adventure and hip-hopping good times in this all-new imaginative and modern retelling of Uncle Remus' best-loved tales. Parents and kids alike will delight in the ...

Jim Auchmutey spent some 30 years at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a reporter, editor and award-winning food writer. He's also the author of two books: "The Class of '65: A Student, a Divided ...

ATLANTA -- Curtis Richardson hops around the front parlor of the 140-year-old house, animatedly recounting the enchanting tales of Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf. The elementary school students in the room ...