The True Stories Behind Classic Children’s Fairy Tales

Brer Rabbit Is About Slaves’ Vengeance

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The Brer Rabbit is a trickster with African origins. The story is said to represent the African slaves who used their wits and cunning to overcome trials and difficulties and to get revenge on their white masters. He then became a part of the Disney animated family in 1946’s Song of the South.

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