I likewise grewup on Uncle Remus (and Ping the Duck (not a tracerout) and Sambo.

You will find the "n-word" in Chandler's tales - but it would not be true that period of time and the south without it.

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG97/remus/negro.html Will give you the story of "Why the Negro is Black" along with the "n-word." It contains scans of the wonderful etchings I knew.

You can also get the on-line, free, text through Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2306

Sincerely,
Gargoyle