FTP, name this author of Balaam and His Master and Tales of Uncle Remus.
In one work by this author, the protagonist is rescued by Billy Sanders after being accused of murdering a carpetbagger who refers to blacks as "niggeroes" and tells them that the Southerners are planning to strip them of their right to vote, Gilbert Hotchkiss.  In addition to that novel narrated by Cephas, another work by this author follows a character who wrestles with Salem after refusing to sell her last pie and helps Perdue fight the Gossett boys.  In addition to Gabriel Tolliver and The Chronicles of Aunt Minervy Ann, he wrote a story in which the title character breaks into jail only to find that Berrien Cozart is dead.  In another story, a turtle wins a race by placing his family members at various points on the track, outsmarting his competitor who cannot differentiate them, Brer Rabbit.  FTP, name this author of Balaam and His Master and Tales of Uncle Remus.
In one work by this author, the protagonist is rescued by Billy Sanders after being accused of murdering a carpetbagger who refers to blacks as "niggeroes" and tells them that the Southerners are planning to strip them of their right to vote, Gilbert Hotchkiss.  
Joel Chandler Harris