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John Henry | |
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&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:John_Henry-27527.jpg) Statue of John Henry outside the town of Talcott in Summers County, West Virginia | |
| Born | 1840s or 1850s |
| Occupation | Railroad worker |
| Known for | American folk hero |
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.
The story of John Henry is told in a classic blues folk song about his duel against a drilling machine, which exists in many versions, and has been the subject of numerous stories, plays, books, and novels.[1][2]
- ^ Wade, Stephen (September 2, 2002). "John Henry, Present at the Creation". Morning Edition. NPR. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.
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