Archie Green: The Making of a Working-Class Hero celebrates one of
the most revered folklorists and labor historians of the twentieth
century. Devoted to understanding the diverse cultural customs of
working people, Archie Green (1917-2009) tirelessly documented
these traditions and educated the public about the place of
workers' culture and music in American life. Doggedly lobbying
Congress for support of the American Folklife Preservation Act of
1976, Green helped establish the American Folklife Center at the
Library of Congress, a significant collection of images,
recordings, and written accounts that preserve the myriad cultural
productions of Americans. Capturing the many dimensions of Green's
remarkably influential life and work, Sean Burns draws on extensive
interviews with Green and his many collaborators to examine the
intersections of radicalism, folklore, labor history, and worker
culture with Green's work. Burns closely analyzes Green's political
genealogy and activist trajectory while illustrating how he worked
to open up an independent political space on the American Left that
was defined by an unwavering commitment to cultural pluralism.
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