The character of Uncle Remus, originated in the collected stories of Joel Chandler Harris, epitomizes the Magical Negro trope that persists in Hollywood today. In this sense, while it might be a memorable film for many of us, it is not exactly "a film that has a place in film history"—in the sense of a film that marked the evolution of cinema as an art form (in fact, most film history books don't even mention it). Viewing that movie as an eleven year old child, I knew of the bias presented because I had learned it in school as well as from my parents. Br'er Bear and Br'er Fox also appeared frequently in Disney's Big Bad Wolf stories, although here, Br'er Bear was usually cast as an honest farmer and family man, instead of an antagonist in his original appearances. The entire movie took place post Civil War, and the entire movie black people were treated the same as white people were.

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If you want to watch Song of the South, your best bet is to try to find a legitimate copy from a foreign country where the movie is available. Joel Chandler Harris is one of the preservers or Black Heritage, and I thank Disney for making this film. The Hays Office reviewed Reymond's outline, and demanded that some terminology, such as characters referring to Remus as an "old darkie" be removed from Reymond's treatment. At Eisner's request, [ citation needed] Uncle Remus was not featured in the Splash Mountain attraction, instead being replaced as the narrator by Br'er Frog in the Tokyo Disneyland and Magic Kingdom versions of the ride.

Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear also appeared in the 2011 video game Kinect: Disneyland Adventures for the Xbox 360. To his credit, during production, Walt did ask people from the NAACP and the Urban League for consultation and input on how this film can be made and invited them to the set and they turned his offer down. To say "well, some enslaved people were treated well" is a vain attempt to justify the enslavement and oppression of other human beings.

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Uncle Remus discovers both dejected children and cheers them up by telling the story of Br'er Rabbit and his "Laughing Place".He told Variety that he wanted to "get an authentic feeling of Uncle Remus country so we can do as faithful a job as possible to these stories. Let the Rain Pour Down" is set to the melody of " Midnight Special", a traditional blues song popularized by Lead Belly (Huddie William Ledbetter).