Comments on: Everything You’ve Heard About Uncle Remus Is Wrong (Part 5)

By: mordicai

mordicai — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:31:23 +0000

Thanks for the research & the discussion; I’m inclined to think that there are plenty of subversive elements in history that we overlook– I mean, heck, Huck Finn is openly subversive but huge chunks of America manage to overlook THAT– so I’m really interested. A fruitful discussion!

By: Lain

Lain — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:53:52 +0000

Nancy, if you’re in Atlanta, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will be at the Decatur Book Festival September 4th.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:39:53 +0000

Very thought-provoking series, and the video was amazing. Thank you for the insights.

By: Marshall Thomas

Marshall Thomas — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:05:51 +0000

I wish we could get a world wide distribution of this essay. Of course maybe this is what we have. Would like to get thousands of hits or go viral if this is the correct term.

By: Linda Harris

Linda Harris — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:40:04 +0000

Excellent essay Lain. Thank you.

By: Joni Solis

Joni Solis — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:18:14 +0000

Thanks for posting the video. She was so true about single stories.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:29:04 +0000

This is fascinating stuff, and a great service to native Atlantans, like myself, who grew up with a mixture of pride and shame that Mr. Harris was so often mentioned as one of the city’s most famous products. I consider myself well-armed with the facts now, ready to participate much more critically and intelligently in any discussion of the Uncle Remus stories, and eager to make sure my own children (also Atlanta natives) understand that Mr. Harris may have been one of the biggest — and most subversive — progressives of his day. Thanks so much for this.

By: josh

josh — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:38:11 +0000

Fantastic. I was with you the whole time but when the Romulus/Remus bit came in I nodded and made an audible exclamation.