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John Henry, conocido popularmente como "John Henry, the steel driving man" ("John Henry, el ferroviario"), es un héroe afroamericano (c. 1840 – c. 1870) [1] [2] que ha sido el tema central de numerosas canciones, historias, películas y novelas en el folclore estadounidense.
13 de may. de 2024 · John Henry. Statue of John Henry, near Talcott, West Virginia. 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 did the machine but died “with his hammer in his hand.”.
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.
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.
19 de dic. de 2021 · John Henry Ramírez en el locutorio de la prisión Polunsky Unit en Livingston, Texas. Vídeo: | Mónica González. Amanda Mars. Livingston (Texas) - Dec 18, 2021 - 21:13 EST. Siluetas navideñas de...
9 de dic. de 2020 · Learn about the origin, history, and significance of the folk song and story of John Henry, a Black railroad worker who died trying to out-drill a machine. Discover how this legend inspired many artists and became a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement.
9 de may. de 2018 · Myths and Legends of the World. John Henry John Henry, a mighty laborer who outperformed a mechanical drill, is a character who first appeared in African American songs and ballads. He can be seen as a symbol of black strength and of African Americans [1]' refusal to be crushed.
