Joel Chandler Harris’ Uncle Remus stories

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American literature work folktale collection short story collection

Joel Chandler Harris’ Uncle Remus stories are a collection of post–Civil War Southern folktales featuring the trickster Br’er Rabbit and other anthropomorphic animals, framed as oral tales told by the fictional storyteller Uncle Remus.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Uncle Remus stories	4
Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings	2
Joel Chandler Harris’ Uncle Remus stories canonical	1
Nights with Uncle Remus	1
The Tar-Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus	1
Uncle Remus and His Friends	1
“Nights with Uncle Remus”	1
“Uncle Remus and His Friends”	1
“Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings”	1

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Target entity: Joel Chandler Harris’ Uncle Remus stories
Context triple: [Jump!, hasNarrativeSource, Joel Chandler Harris’ Uncle Remus stories]

A. Barbara Fritchie
Barbara Fritchie was a legendary Unionist heroine of the American Civil War, best known from John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem depicting her defiantly waving the U.S. flag at Confederate troops in Frederick, Maryland.
B. Frank Gumm
Frank Gumm was an American vaudeville performer and theater owner best known as the father of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
C. The Robber Bridegroom
The Robber Bridegroom is a dark Grimm Brothers fairy tale about a young woman who discovers her seemingly charming fiancé is actually a murderous bandit.
D. Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories
"Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories" is a collection of New England–set tales by Harriet Beecher Stowe that blend regional folklore, humor, and moral reflection through the storytelling of the character Sam Lawson.
E. Parson Weems' Fable
Parson Weems' Fable is a 1939 painting by American artist Grant Wood that humorously reimagines the legendary cherry tree story about George Washington.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Joel Chandler Harris’ Uncle Remus stories
Target entity description: Joel Chandler Harris’ Uncle Remus stories are a collection of post–Civil War Southern folktales featuring the trickster Br’er Rabbit and other anthropomorphic animals, framed as oral tales told by the fictional storyteller Uncle Remus.

A. Barbara Fritchie
Barbara Fritchie was a legendary Unionist heroine of the American Civil War, best known from John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem depicting her defiantly waving the U.S. flag at Confederate troops in Frederick, Maryland.
B. Frank Gumm
Frank Gumm was an American vaudeville performer and theater owner best known as the father of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
C. The Robber Bridegroom
The Robber Bridegroom is a dark Grimm Brothers fairy tale about a young woman who discovers her seemingly charming fiancé is actually a murderous bandit.
D. Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories
"Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories" is a collection of New England–set tales by Harriet Beecher Stowe that blend regional folklore, humor, and moral reflection through the storytelling of the character Sam Lawson.
E. Parson Weems' Fable
Parson Weems' Fable is a 1939 painting by American artist Grant Wood that humorously reimagines the legendary cherry tree story about George Washington.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American literature work ⓘ folktale collection ⓘ short story collection ⓘ
adaptedAs	animated film segments ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ
author	Joel Chandler Harris ⓘ
basedOn	African American folktales ⓘ African folklore traditions ⓘ
centralTheme	cunning versus strength ⓘ survival through wit ⓘ trickster figure ⓘ
collectedFrom	African American storytellers in the South ⓘ
containsMotif	moral lessons ⓘ talking animals ⓘ trickster rabbit ⓘ
controversy	romanticized portrayal of plantation life ⓘ use of African American dialect stereotypes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
featuresCharacterType	anthropomorphic animals ⓘ
firstCollectionPublicationYear	1880 ⓘ
firstCollectionTitle	Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings ⓘ linked to: Joel Chandler Harris’ Uncle Remus stories
genre	children’s literature ⓘ folklore ⓘ frame narrative ⓘ regional literature ⓘ
hasCharacterRole	Uncle Remus as storyteller ⓘ white child listener ⓘ
inspiredBy	oral storytelling traditions of enslaved African Americans ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryInfluenceOn	American children’s literature ⓘ portrayals of Br’er Rabbit in popular culture ⓘ
literaryMovement	local color writing ⓘ
mainCharacter	Br’er Bear ⓘ linked to: Brer Bear Br’er Fox ⓘ linked to: Brer Fox Br’er Rabbit ⓘ linked to: Br'er Rabbit Uncle Remus ⓘ
narrativeFrame	oral tales told by Uncle Remus ⓘ
narrativeStyle	dialect writing ⓘ
notableStory	How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp for Mr. Fox ⓘ The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story ⓘ
publisherOfFirstCollection	D. Appleton and Company ⓘ linked to: D. Appleton & Company
settingPeriod	post–Civil War American South ⓘ
settingRegion	Southern United States ⓘ
targetAudience	children ⓘ general readers ⓘ

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