LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Archie Green
Chris Garlock | Published on 12/15/2025
“Each landmark, whether in stone, metal, or ‘new’ material, reveals hidden messages
and suggests a particular web of meaning. I suggest a visit to an existing site, anywhere from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Go by foot, car, bus, or rail; at each stop, you will find reminders, marked or not, to working Americans. Go east, west, north, south. Accept discovery’s joy; decode our heritage etched in marble and bronze.’
Archie Green, an American folklorist specializing in laborlore (defined as the special folklore of workers) and American folk music. Sent in by Saul Schniderman.