Joel Chandler Harris American Journalist And Author Died 1908 - December 9 in History | This Day Story

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December 9, 1845

Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist and author (died 1908)

Joel Chandler Harris

Joel Chandler Harris was an American journalist and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his teenage years, Harris spent most of his adult life in Atlanta working as an associate editor at The Atlanta Constitution.

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