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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Henry_(folklore)John Henry (folklore) - Wikipedia

    John Henry is an American folk hero. An African American freedman, he is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into a rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel.

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  3. www.britannica.com › topic › John-Henry-folk-heroJohn Henry | Song, Background, & Facts | Britannica

    May 13, 2024 · John Henry, hero of a widely sung African American folk ballad. It describes his contest with a steam drill, in which John Henry crushed more rock than the machine did but died ‘with his hammer in his hand.’

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  5. www.youtube.com › watchThe Ballad of John Henry - YouTube

    Sep 28, 2013 · This ballad tells the story of John Henry, an American folk hero. According to legend, he was the strongest and fastest railroad workers in his day during the post-Civil War era.

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  7. virginiahistory.org › learn › steel-drivin-man-johnSteel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an ...

    Learn about the life and legacy of John Henry, a former prisoner who worked on the C&O Railroad and inspired a famous song. Historian Scott Nelson reveals how John Henry became a symbol of resistance and protest against machines and oppression.

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    Feb 3, 2021 · A man of great strength and a powerful heart, John Henry epitomized the power of the human spirit as he challenges the then-new technology of the steam drill to a race.

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  10. american-history.net › john-henryJohn Henry - History of John Henry the 'the steel-driving man'.

    John Henry was a legendary African American railroad worker who competed with a steam-powered drill and died of exhaustion. Learn about his possible identity, the tunnels he worked on, and his symbolism in American culture and civil rights.

  11. www.youtube.com › watchHow John Henry Became an American Folk Hero - YouTube

    Feb 18, 2014 · The railroad tracks that crisscross West Virginia pass through the state's mountains - an engineering feat made possible by the steam-powered drill, or, according to legend, a man named John...

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