This extraordinary record of the diversity of American English is the longest continuously-funded project of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Winning support from panels of experts in competition with hundreds of projects decade after decade, DARE illustrates the commitment of the National Endowment for the Humanities to support projects with broad and lasting significance throughout America.

WHITEHOUSE: A to Zydeco: Saving the Diversity of American English

Government support includes the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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Judy Havemann is the Director of Communications at the National Endowment for the Humanities.

WHITEHOUSE: A to Zydeco: Saving the Diversity of American English

This recognition is what led to the founding of the Committee on the Arts and Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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He also is a member of the National Council on the Humanities at the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities.

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