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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1930
Page
2
Professor Guy R Johnson discusses the John Henry legend among Black workers, noting the tale of a powerful steel driver who defeats a steam drill then dies, and how the story embodies themes of strength, endurance, and Black labor memory across communities and songs.
A researcher recounts chasing the John Henry myth through Alabama West Virginia and Michigan, interviewing Black and white workers and locals. He documents letters and sightings about the legendary steel driver who battled a steam drill at Big Bend Tunnel in West Virginia, or Cruzee Mountain in Alabama, or other sites, and concludes John Henry may be real or myth yet embodies the human struggle against machines.
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