Character: br'er rabbit
Br'er Rabbit (Brother Rabbit, Louisiana Creole: Compair Lapin) is a character from 19th century African-American folklore in the Deep South of the United States, popularized in American media by the anthologies collected by Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) in his Uncle Remus series (1881-1948), stories by Enid Blyton (1897–1968), and the adaptation of the former by Disney in the animated film Song of the South (1946).
Originating from stories about the African savannah hare in West, Central, and Southern Africa (ex. "Adanko" of the Akan people or "Leuk" of the Sengalese) and likely influenced by Native American storytelling ("Nanabozho" of the Ojibwe), Br'er Rabbit is a trickster character and folk hero representative of African-Americans who used their wits to overcome adversity and overcome their adversaries.
The following tags are aliased to this tag: brer_rabbit (learn more).