Uncle Remus was the classic ‘wise elder’ who educated young people with Aesop like fables using animal figures as symbols of both good and evil characters. The fables emphasized how good people could defeat evil persons by using their wit to defeat brutal strength. Some of these tales have obvious West African origins such as the rabbit and the brier patch. Uncle Remus is a very flattering picture of how the truths of folk wisdom helped character development and how even the most powerless (slaves) can assert their humanity in the face of brute strength. These sorts of teaching aids ought be part of early childhood education, not stigmitized and villified.
Agree!
Try explaining that to the modern virtue signaling educrat.