Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby, Seattle, 1938. 'Seattle Children's Theatre Presents "Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby" - A Modern Folk Tale by Ruth Mitchell and Alfred Allen - Negro Cast'. The Tar-Baby, featured in the Uncle Remus stories, was a doll made of tar and turpentine used by the villainous Br'er Fox to entrap Br'er Rabbit. Although the term 'tar baby' is documented as coming from a folktale of African origin, many now consider tar baby to be a pejorative term for African Americans. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designe
Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby, Seattle, 1938. 'Seattle Children's Theatre Presents "Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby" - A Modern Folk Tale by Ruth Mitchell and Alfred Allen - Negro Cast'. The Tar-Baby, featured in the Uncle Remus stories, was a doll made of tar and turpentine used by the villainous Br'er Fox to entrap Br'er Rabbit. Although the term 'tar baby' is documented as coming from a folktale of African origin, many now consider tar baby to be a pejorative term for African Americans. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theater to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances.
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