Uncle Remus Was Never Banned in Eatonton – Here’s Why

In the Small Town of Eatonton, Georgia Br'er Rabbit and Uncle Remus are still as popular as when Joel Harris wrote the stories heard on a plantation during the Civil War. These stories were later made into books, and Walt Disney made into a movie, "Song of the South." The artifacts of this period are preserved in the Museum along with the stories. #History #georgiahistory #Stories #Tales #blackhistory

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I plan to get one of each for my grand-kids this christmas!

I did get some info about Joel Chandler Harris from: Bickley, R. "Joel Chandler Harris." New Georgia Encyclopedia, last modified Dec 2, 2019.

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[MaryHelenShumate]

A lot of valuable lessons were taught by the character of Uncle Remus. I loved them as a child and I cherish them now.

[shadrach]

I used to be a therapist with the elderly. The Blacks wanted to listen to Uncle Remus and Amos and Andy. These programs were humorous.

[denisebutler]

I still have my Uncle Remus album with these wonderful stories. Probably from 1964 🤔I was to young to think of them as anything but lessons as my parents explained them to me. I have been to the museum as my sister lives in Eatonton now. They also closed down the Tales of the Okefenokee at Six Flags some years ago. It was a great tribute to see the characters in action. So sad to me to see how these are viewed today. Thanks for the video🤗 #georgiagirl

[fayebutler]

I have always loved anything Uncle Remus! In the early 1980's when my my son was very young I had the joy of sharing Uncle Remus and the museum with him. On our trips from SC to South Georgia to visit relatives and friends we would try to arrive in Eatonton for a quick stop by the museum where we usually made a purchase. My son took his Uncle Remus book with him to the pediatricians office where the doctor just fell in love with the stories of my childhood and now my son's. Both of us were very fond of the doctor so on our next trip through Eatonton we purchased a copy for him...he was so pleased. ❤

[Warriors_Garden_and_Workshop]

my dad grew up during the depression, and when I was a kid, he had a couple of those books that I loved to read, and I watched the disney versions as a kid when they were rerun, it's strange now looking back at it, but we lived in an all white town, and I never heard any racist remarks back then. people were people, my neighbor owned a corner store after he escaped nazi germany and came here, but nobody ever called him a jew, I didn't know he was until his passing, because he flippantly dismissed the number tattooed on his arm. Perhaps I was lucky, growing up in a time and place where you didn't judge people who were different, and everyone in the neighborhood helped each other out and cared for each other....every adult knew every child, and who their parents were, and we had block parties and cookouts, the good old days apparently are gone. I'm only 58, but I knew a much better world than today's kids will ever see.

[testingtesting]

I just bought the DVD while traveling through Georgia 3 weeks ago. Great movie for the kids!

[patriciahartless]

Uncle Remus I watched every time it come on TV . Also sing the song along with him . I'd love to have a book of him now . Thanks for your story . Have A Blessed Day .😇

[fortheloveofyah]

I love the Uncle Remus museum! Thank you for sharing this story! ❤

[taylorchandler]

New Disney-Should be banned
Old Disney-Absolutely should not be banned
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah won an Academy Award for Best Song as well.

[theresahatfield]

Wow ty I remember being read those stories in school I couldn't wait for story time I had forgotten about them till now

[melvinhunt]

Song of the South was a good movie! They for years would release the movie once a year and back then you never saw people in a long line to see a movie, much less one that was 40 years old! But the theater was lined around the block to see Song of the South! That was in the 60, 70, 80s and even into the 90s, but then it was racist for some reason! I have a Copy of the movie and every once in a while I watch it just because I liked it as a kid! Absolutely Nothing Wrong with this Movie! I forgot. They were a bunch of black people there also!

[bebeandjohnnotsonomadiclif]

I was raised on Uncle Remus and Amos and Andy, love'm.

[anthonycassata]

Good video, I have been retired for a couple of years and maybe now, my wife and I could go see the museum. I was born in the late 50’s and grew up in the 70’s watching this and all the much better, real Disney movies. And I too, believe that “Disney” went down hill after Walt died, a little at a time. How disappointing.

[dannovator]

I enjoyed your video! I hate that Disney World re-themed Splash Mountain with the Br’er Rabbit. Great story telling!

[mikedoran]

Lived & went to school in Eatonton for sometime, many years ago, and I'm so pleased to know the legacy of Uncle Remus and his wisdom is still held in high regard there. Unfortunately the morals of his stories are being lost to the ignorance of those who throw a saddle on "racism" and ride it in their crusade to erase these valuable lessons.

[mcraig]

I always loved going through here and seeing the museum as a child. I love this small town! Rock Eagle an ancient Indian formation and 4 H camp with lake is located there. Thanks for sharing part of our proud history - A Friend from Middle, GA

[janiceteeter]

Heading into my 80's and saw Song of the South in the movie theater. Captured my heart. No complaints from an all white town in the Midwest. Love zippidedoda and have sung it all my life when I am happy.

[jimrobinson]

As a young boy atound 1950, I listened to Uncle Remus on our local radio station. I loved those stories and retold them to my schoolmates. I didn't know about the movie until several yeaars later. Before TV, we listened to several radio programs that were later adapted for TV.

[mysticwanderer]

Disney is a commercial enterprise so it is no surprise they withdrew distribution of Song of the South. We should remember there was a very active pushback from many civil rights groups against media depicting black people in anything other than in a positive light in the contemporary sense so although many older black folks were not offended by Song of the South, many younger blacks were. It was simply a business decision on Disney's part to avoid any kind of controversy that would damage their brand. On a personal note, I am an older American who grew up in the Deep South. I never even considered it as being the least bit racist as quite frankly many of the older black folks that I encountered spoke with the same dialect as Uncle Remus in the movie and many of the black kids were proud to see a black man in such a prominent positive role in a movie directed toward them.

[MarciaMatthews]

As a child I enjoyed the Uncle Remus stories. The way Joel Chandler Harris as a boy would visit the old man and hear his stories.