Dixie Days (also known as Uncle Tom and Little Eva) is a 1930 animated short film which was produced by The Van Beuren Corporation and released by Pathe.The film, which was directed by John Foster and Mannie Davis, is a take on Uncle Tom's Cabin, as it featured African caricatures as slaves, as they defy their owner and free themselves from them. The name of the film means the cartoon took place in the Southern United States, as Dixie is the nickname of the South.Released on March 9, 1930, the cartoon is also part of the early sound cartoon series entitled Aesop's Sound Fables. However, although the film is part of the series, it is not based on an Aesop fable.