Song of the South is a classic Disney animated feature that retells the "Uncle Remus" stories, which were created by a nineteenth century newspaper columnist, based on African-American storytellers he'd known. They are thought to be folkloric descendants of stories that were brought over by African slaves.
The film is controversial due to its treatment of race and class, and there are those who claim that it makes use of racial stereotypes, while other critics treat its use of dialect and slavery-times themes as historical, as opposed to stereotypical.
Eisner's Disney organization has staunchly resisted re-releasing the Song of the South, and even though the Splash Mountain rides at Disneyland and Walt Disney World are inspired by it, you can't buy the video or see the movie in theatres.
This website is dedicated to pressuring Disney into bringing back Song of the South, containing critical essays, histories and backgrounders on the film.
(via The Disney Blog)
