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There were no slaves in "Song of the South." The Uncle Remus character first appeared during the reconstruction period (post Civil-War mid to late 1870's). The black people in this movie were singing because they were share-cropping the old plantation land. They were all free. And when Uncle Remus went to Atlanta, no one knew where he had gone. A slave would not have been able to just up and leave when it suited him. Remus was a free man, so he could come and go when he pleased. Disney needs to stand their ground and re-release "Song of the South" in the USA. I own a DVD version purchased in Canada. I also saw it in 1972 when it was re-released for Disney's 50th anniversary. James Baskett (Uncle Remus) was only 42 years old when the movie was made. He passed away just two years later; 4 months after receive an Academy Award for his performance. Now, Disney has swept him under a rug.

This movie was good for it's tme, I was waiting for a sequel damn

Presentism is always an issue but yet its stiill a cop out to say "they were a different people" or a "product of their time" when its a duh that theres good & bad in every one and in every generation...so fk u and your feelings trump supporters of the "good ol days" Iff brer fox and bear were in animations today theyd be wearing red maga caps 🤣🤣🤣 plus it seems like when johnnys dad was a little boy (he was a youg man so its not hard to believe remus was like a father to him as a boy....which would have been 10 years prior of thought....plus the ending is true that hivemindrd types only want to allow whaþv. Makes them comfortable (uusually from either side of spectrum...ie woke edgelord warriors all the way to far right c**ts3er keyboard touchscreen warriors ⁴hj

The man playing Uncle Remus, (Mr. James B.)was wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!

Song of the South is a great movie. It was one of my best childhood memories. The story of the relationship between Uncle Remus and Johnny is admirable, and is a great lesson for us all today.

Well done! Much needed! Thank you. The Song of the South is a beautiful, positive film which demonstrates and enshrines humility, love, kindness, goodwill, wisdom and wit delightfully in the form of the Patriarch and Hero of the film, Uncle Remus, and which historically records and preserves the fact that these virtues are shared and appreciated in every human heart and culture, including in this case, African culture of the American black Slaves. It is not the story of the Confederacy or Slavery, nor an affirmation or condonence of these, but a celebration of what it means to be a True Human Being, which is a wonderful and Godly thing. The film, which I saw as a white child in segregated (but not prejudiced society) of my Charlotte NC neighborhood - had a life-long impact on me, inspirinng me to be positive, to smile and sing and be wise, and showing me the humanity and goodness and nobility, humanity of people of African origin with whom I had little contact at the time, not because I and my family and friends were racially prejudiced but because I did not have the opportunity to meet them - they simply were not there. Of course, since then I have had the opportunity and now cherish my friends of African origin, though I never think of their ethnic and racial orgins. Since I viewed Song of the South as a child in the 1950s, the godly nature of Uncle Remus has been among the spiritual treasures that have molded my life, in inspiration, in my behavior with others, and in engaging life's problems and challenges positively, joyously, realistically. After 60 years I still remember all the lyrics of "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah" and still remember Uncle Remus' stories. Doesn't everyone who had the priviledge and blessing to view this great film as a child? I saw the film on You Tube recently and observed that the Uncle Remus' character still matches the kindly, loving, blissful image in my childhood memory. Song of the South is a tribute to James Baskett's art and character, and to human nature which is universally wonderful and has no color. And the film is pure fun with side splitting laughter and tears of universal love and unity. And it provides an arsenal of wisdom and inspiration for facing the forces of darkness in life, and triumphing. Regarding potential racial "offensiveness" of the film that some people may feel, Disney should not bow to victim mentality, egotism and ignorance by continuing to self-censor this great work and instead, should restore it with today's audio visual technology and re-release it because it is a timeless, effective, classic celebration of the goodness and love and unity which is in every human heart. Why deny this great work to all and the great good it will do because some choose to be offended by it where there is no offense. Instead of racial offense, Song of the South should bring pride to people who see themselves as "black" and victims of racism, for Unle Remus, black Uncle Remus, is an embodiment and affirmation of our common humanity, which is a great and wonderful thing. Those who think the film is racially demeaning, humiliating because Uncle Remus' godly humility, and universal kindness and love make him appear to them that he is subservient, lacking dignity and that he is groveling before the white matriarch grandmother and other white adult characters, should cast off the racial filters through which they are viewing the film and see Uncle Remus for what he is - an advanced human being who has risen above ego to his Divine Nature, a human embodiment of wisdom, goodness, kindness, love and humility in great purity /all jewels of the human heart, the highest human virtues accurately and rightly portrayed here in the form of a great black man, a former slave, by his actions in the film and in stories he tells arising from African culture. Uncle Remus is not a denigration, nor an embarrassment to people of African origin, not a negative misrepresentation of their humanity, but a celebration of their wonderful humanity, shared by all human beings. He is not subservient but has risen above ego to his true, Divine Human Nature -a universally kind and loving human being, at the service of but not at the feet of humanity, a giant of humanity next to which the rest of the adult characters in the film appear as ignorant, errant children. The Song of the South does not attack human dignity but celebrates the heights of godliness a human being can attain. If there is a Santa Claus, Uncle Remus is the African version, sharing all Santa's attributes, attracting children like bees to honey, and inspiring and soothing souls everywhere, children and adults. Uncle Remus is not someone to be ashamed of, but to be proud of and to emulate. A True Human Being. A Saint.

I've never understood the whole protest against this movie. It was groundbreaking in many ways. Every time you turn around Roots is on The movie Amistad is on somewhere or Gone with the wind. And these show African Americans in the worst of slavery times. The song of the south is endearing. And as you say slavery wasn't even mentioned or even depicted. Not to recognize uncle Remus is like refusing to acknowledge Jackie Robinson bcuz he excelled in a predominantly white sport. It just doesn't make sense. And denies James Baskett his fame and recognition as a part of Disney and Hollywood history. And it's a shame. The only ones it's really hurting are the black actors that make the movie iconic. It's just a shame ..

Thanks for the brilliant defense of my 2nd favorite Disney movie I watched as a child 60 years ago. Permit me to add that it's a movie for kids. As a grade-school kid, a little cracker, the message I took from the movie is that old black men could be a resource of wisdom and virtue. How is that a bad thing?

As soon as I heard Brer Rabbit, I thought of Algonquin J. Calhoon - played by Johnny Lee in the Amos & Andy TV series

A disclaimer? Are you implying people don’t have the intelligence to see for themselves?

If they had any damn sense they would have just called it A Princess of Mars

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I love Uncle Remus. My son who is 30 years old loved the movies as will. My son still has his Bear Rabbit.

There was a time where Disney could be a reliable studio with good films produced under its wing. But since the 2000s, it became a multi-headed mess. I love this movie, along with Tomorrowland, another Disney sci-fi/adventure movie directed by a Pixar director, Brad Bird. Both flopped hard and I can´t fathom why. They´re good movies, reaching for something unique, not the same old recipe, no-brain action&explosions&slow-motion scenes we´ve been seeing in theaters and streaming these past 20 years, from the Transformers franchise to the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movies to Fast&Furious flicks and so. Damn, John Carter from Mars, being properly advertised, it should had been a hit, with its mix of romance, humor, fantasy, adventure and tragedy. It´s the kind of movie not easily summarized, and it´s exactly why is so much fun. I pity Taylor Kitsch, he´s not the best actor of his generation, not the most charismatic, but he´s far from the worse and he manages to give Carter a enjoyable mix of gallant, stoic, reluctant, romantic, compassionate heroics, along with a good physicality and chemistry with a intelligent, gorgeous, brave, inspiring and resourceful Dejah Toris played by Lynn Collins.

Thank you very much 😊 ❤

I love Song of the South. So happy to see it again 💖😊

I love Song of the South. I wish I had the video, but it was not available in a format compatable in the US. Uncle Remus (Baskett) was such a loving beautiful character so endearing as a human being. The little white hand in his large black hand is the most beautiful scene and brought me to tears. Disney needs to re-release the film and let people decide for themselves.

I was a little girl when this came out and I adored Uncle Remus and wished he was my uncle. I was too little to understand the political part of the movie. My home life was very turbulent and Uncle Remus always made me feel better. I will never forget him.❤

Zip adeee dooo dahhh zip adeeaaa😊

I loved Uncle Remus. He was a wise and caring adult, and role model. I never thought about his race. If anything, I felt completely at home with him. I was, and am, sad that we lost this national treasure.

I watched this movie in early 1960s. It was amazing James was a great actor and the music was amazing we need to get rid of racial issues people say we’re racist but we’re not they want to ruin what’s really good just let the truth be out there and let the people choose. We’re tired of banning good movies, while Disney would turn over in his grave. Shame on you people that wanna keep us from watching what we want put the movie on UA-cam or Amazon prime I dare you

I had heard of this movie all of my life. My father loved it. I saw it for the first time two days ago. I fell in love with the lead character. I didn't care that he was a black man. I knew that he was a very wise man. Much wiser than the wealthy white people in the film.

Thank you for uploading this video. I am so tired of people painting Song of the South in such a negative light. After the first and only time I rode Splash Mountain, I heard about the movie and I wanted to see it. I later came to find out that people thought that it was a bad, racist film that depicts as black people being happy as slaves. After I found the movie online and watched the whole thing, I came out of it with the conclusion that it is not a bad movie, nor a racist movie for that matter. It is a period piece that takes place AFTER slavery was abolished and it should be remembered and preserved. I’m over people thinking the opposite.

What a great movie, actor and story. Anyone who objects should get a life and get real…. So totally sick of the nay sayers. Don’t like, don’t watch!!

As a white kid growing up back in the 80's, I didn't understand racism. I saw Mr. Rogers soak his feet in a pool with a black man. I still remember the song. I love you just the way you are.

I have watched this film since i was a kid. I watched it again this Christmas. It was a release from reality at age 65. Not once in my life did slavery or racism enter my head. Brilliant film excellent actors

O - happy slaves? Racist as heck....

What an amazing actor Mr Bassett was. I am so glad that this was put on UA-cam so I can see it again because I love the songs that pretty doo dah. This movie is heartwarming a full of love.

SONG OF THE SOUTH is a masterpiece. Uncle Remus is a hero, and Disney tried to get him a special Oscar.

I am 82 years old, and watched this movie when I was a child. I still love this movie. The stories and music are great.

A fantastic film that I continue to watch from time to time and always recommend. If we readdress the numbers after going to other platforms, we will see that it continues to be successful. Whoever brings this back to the screen with the same integrity as Andrew Stanton, we have a real winner with more substance content than the boom-bang superhero nonsense of the last decade. Thanks for educating us on why we weren't seeing it come back to life.

For decades, black actors were systematically excluded from movies intended for white audiences, unless in minor and/or generally buffoonish roles. For black actors, it was damned if you do and damned if you don't. Today they are condemned for taking the best-paying roles open to them at the time, while the alternative was to receive a pittance while appearing only in the low-low-budget and too often poor quality movies made exclusively for black audiences. The number of times a black man was able to star in an American movie made for white (or mixed) audiences before SONG OF THE SOUTH can be counted on one hand. James Baskett should be not only remembered but celebrated for this work. Racism was endemic in America in the 1940s, and that the movies of that era fail to transcend that fact should not be reason enough to throw all these movies away. Throw out every book and movie that exhibits sexism or racism and there won't be much left from our past. Consider THE STORY OF VERNON AND IRENE CASTLE, a classic Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers movie, that has no single black character in it. I would argue that it is more racist than SONG OF THE SOUTH or HOLIDAY INN just for that reason: in the America portrayed in that movie, black people are entirely erased. One of the three man characters in the movie, Walter Ash, was in real life black, but Hollywood cast Walter Brennan in the part because the part was too important to allow a black actor to play it. SONG OF THE SOUTH portrays an idealized and sentimentalized bi-racial society, but at least it portrays one, and one that does not demean the black members of that society.

I daw Song of the South when I was very young. my guess is that this was in 1956 since it was rereleased in that year and I was six years old then. I liked the movie mostly for the music especially zip-a deee dodah.

Love this movie. Kindness. Love.

His character was portrayed with craft and love. God bless Baskett and Uncle Remus may he rest in the perfect peace of Jesus Christ.

well done

I find it ironic that a movie and a theme park ride that can trace their origins to African American folklore had been canceled by progressive politics.

Disney making this film in the late 1940s, where you had a kindly older man, trying to help a child of a different race, who was troubled because his father was absent, and his mother had no idea what the boy was going through, was a courageous act. It reminds me of how Hal Roach had the courage to have black children in his "Little Rascals" series. Some people were troubled by having black children playing with white children, but Roach stood by his guns.

I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED AN UNCLE REMUS. I AM 82 YEARS OLD AND HAVE ALWAYS LOVED HIM

Thank you for addressing 'Song of the South'. I believe it was fthe first movie I saw as a child and had an incredible impact on me, although I did not realize it until much latter. I think it can be criticized for white-washing the situation for African -Americans in the post-Civil War South, but you have to remember this was a Disney movie made for children not a documentary of the Jim Crow era. And he film did some incredible things introducing Black people to white children: 1. It showed that their were inequities in American society. 2. It showed that there are some wonderful trustful Black people. 3. It showed that white people are not always right.. 4. It presented Black people as important and valuable members of society. 5. And it was a huge change as to how Black people were portrayed by Hollywood It is a crime against American culture that this film is locked away in the Disney Vault while the company produces trash films. Now if this film was made for adults I would have issues with it. But as a children's film it was perfect for the times and still holds up well even to this day. Terrible actions occurred after the Civil War and the film ignores them, but the film gives young children what they need to know at their age to prepare to deal with the issue of race as thy grow up. As far as misrepresentation goes, nothing could be further from the truth than CRT. the 1619 Project, and BLM ideology. And these hateful and factual incorrect ideologies are being perpetrated by racist professors for adults in our once great universities.

Remus was not a slave. The movie takes place after the war and blacks were emancipated.

Saving us from ourselves by deleting or shelving our history is censorship and it’s WRONG!! 🤬

Song of the South was my absolute favorite Disney movie and I’ve tried several times to get a copy of it (even with subtitles). If anyone knows where I can, please share.

I enjoyed the movie and I have the laserdisc version of it. I’ll be glad when the PC attacks finish.

Amen! 👍🏼👍🏼❤️❤️❤️

True Huck Finn was published after the first Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings (1881) book but the character predates it by about 5 years as he first appears in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1976. Chandler Harris and Mark Twain are the two most remembered figures from 'Southren Lit' or as they call it in the US Reconstruction lit. there were many many others, most not worth a mention as most was seedy Pulp Fiction. If you think Snidely Whiplash and the damsel in distress trope you will will have about 9/10 of the most of books of Reconstruction lit.

All I can say is I feel sympathy to all the kids today who have never heard "Zippity Doo Dah" .

I just happened to catch this movie for the first time in a theater I think in the 80s I thought it was wonderful and one of the better Disney movies. It is a shame people are so anxious to be offended these days and the film can't be loved and enjoyed now