New York Folklore Journal Vol. 14, Nos. 1-2

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"The importance of the unions to black industrial workers in the Birmingham District was expressed through the medium of gospel music, which like some earlier British and American labor song traditions, had a strong ideological commitment to unionism that was grounded in Christian theology and proclaimed unionism as a holy cause."—Brenda McCallum ("Songs of Work and Songs of Worship: Sanctifying Black Unionism in the Southern City of Steel")

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NEW YORK FOLKLORE
Vol. XIV, Nos. 1-2, 1988
Folklore in the Industrial Workplace

CONTENTS

Editor’s Preface		iii
Special Section, "Folklore in the Industrial Workplace"
Introduction by the Guest Editor	Mia Boynton	1
Songs of Work and Songs of Worship: Sanctifying Black Unionism in the Southern City of Steel	Brenda McCallum	9
Accident Narratives: Self Protection in the Workplace	Robert McCall	35
Research as an Experiment in Equality	Sandro Portelli	45
The Humor of a Tradition Bearer in the Lumber Yard	Amy F. Skillman	59
Mary Daniels: A Portrait in Steel	Michael Frisch	73
A Woman in a Men’s Sphere: Testimonies from a Woman Steelworker at Buffalo’s Republic Steel	Mia Boynton	87
Afterword	Eileen Basinski	100
Occupational Folklore: Overview and Afterword	Jack Santino	103
Articles
Anthropomorphism in Animal Encylcopedias of 19th Century America	Boria Sax	107
Folklore Notes
The Ballad of Marcus Lyon: The Story Lives On	Melvin G. Williams	123
Emerging Folklore About Acid Rain in the Adirondacks	David S. Turkon	133
Military Folklore: Additional References	Les Cleveland	143
Reviews Books: Ward, ed., Personal Places: Perspectives on Informal Art Environments (Benincasa), 147; Dell and Vlach, eds., Common Places: Readings in American Vernacular Architecture (Ward), 149; Bronner, Old Time Music Makers of New York State (Collins), 150; Griffith, Celebrating a Heritage, and Respect and Community: The Arts of Death in a Border Community (Fish), 152; Recordings: Lebentritt and Pearlman, New York City Lullabies (Tucker), 153; Lutz, Up Agin the Mountain: Traditional Ballads and Songs from the Eastern Ramapos (Groce), 154. Contributors to this Issue, 156.

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