[Brasch uses] well-documented research to provide not only an in-depth study of Harris but also a glimpse into such issues as journalism during the Civil War, Reconstruction, Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit tales as a vital part of African-American folklore, the use of Black English in literature, and the story of why the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta did not choose Brer Rabbit as a mascot. . . . [Brasch'