Archie Green
American folklorist (1917ā2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Archie Green (June 29, 1917 ā March 22, 2009)[1][2] was an American folklorist specializing in laborlore (defined as the special folklore of workers) and American folk music. Devoted to understanding vernacular culture, he gathered and commented upon the speech, stories, songs, emblems, rituals, art, artifacts, memorials, and landmarks which constitute laborlore. He is credited with winning Congressional support for passage of the American Folklife Preservation Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-201), which established the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress.[3]
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Born | Aaron Green June 29, 1917 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Died | March 22, 2009(2009-03-22) (aged 91) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Folklorist |
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