Br'er Rabbit
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Br'er Rabbit is a central figure in African-American folktales. The character is an oral tradition passed down by African-Americans of the Southern United States and African descendants in the Caribbe
Br'er Rabbit and the Tar-Baby, drawing by E. W. Kemble from "The Tar-Baby", by Joel Chandler Harris, 1904
Br'er Rabbit's dream, from Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation, 1881
The African savanna hare (Lepus microtis) found in many regions on the African continent: the original Br'er Rabbit.
Eatonton, Georgia's statue of Br'er Rabbit
Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear
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Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear are fictional anthropomorphic cartoon characters in African-American folktales. They originate from African-American oral traditions popular in the Southern United States. The
Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear, from Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation, 1881
Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear in Song of the South (1946). Disney's versions of the anthropomorphic characters are more stylized and cartoony than the illustrations in Harris's books.