Above is a picture of Uncle Remus, the narrator of the "Uncle Remus" stories, originally told by Joel Chandler Harris in the book Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings. These stories originate from Afro-American folklore and African legends brought to the United States by slaves. Raised in Georgia, Harris grew up listening to folktales. He decided to record what he heard, in southern black dialect, and created Uncle Remus, the humble, black slave to tell the adventures of Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, and other creatures. Brer Rabbit, the protagonist of the folktales, is an allegory to black slaves. He is a cunning, trickster-hero, constantly outsmarting the bigger, stronger creatures like Brer Bear. The more powerful creatures are allegories to the black slaves' white masters. The Uncle Remus stories were adapted by Walt Disney, and turned into the movie Song of the South, a highly controversial film, due to its racial remarks and depictions of black slaves.