Harris, Joel Chandler

Harris, Joel Chandler
born Dec. 9, 1848, Eatonton, Ga., U.S.
died July 3, 1908, Atlanta, Ga.

U.S. writer.

He became known as a humorist in his pieces for various newspapers, including (1876–1900) the Atlanta Constitution. He created a vogue for a distinct type of dialect literature with "Tar-Baby" (1879) and later stories that drew on folklore and featured the character Uncle Remus, a wise, genial old black man who weaves his philosophy of life into tales about Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and other animals.

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▪ American author

born Dec. 9, 1848, Eatonton, Ga., U.S.
died July 3, 1908, Atlanta
 American author, creator of the folk character Uncle Remus.

      As apprentice on a weekly paper, The Countryman, he became familiar with the lore and dialects of the plantation slave. He established a reputation as a brilliant humorist and writer of dialect while employed on newspapers at Macon, Ga., New Orleans, Forsyth and Savannah, Ga., and, after 1876, on the staff of the Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The) for 24 years. In 1879 “Tar-Baby,” a story probably inspired by his reading of William Owens' work on black folklore, appeared in the Atlanta Constitution and created a vogue for a distinctive type of dialect literature. This and successive Uncle Remus stories won for Harris a secure place in American literature. The pattern was new: Uncle Remus, the wise, genial old black man, tells stories about Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and other animals to the little son of a plantation owner and interweaves his philosophy of the world about him. Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings was published in book form in 1880, followed by others. Included in a series of children's books were: Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country (1894), The Story of Aaron (1896), and Aaron in the Wildwoods (1897). Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White (1884); Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches (1887); Sister Jane, Her Friends and Acquaintances (1896); and Gabriel Tolliver (1902) reveal Harris' ability to vitalize other Southern types and to delve into issues faced by the South after Reconstruction. On the Plantation (1892) is valuable for its autobiography. From 1907 until his death he edited Uncle Remus's Magazine.

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