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

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   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. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_WJohn W. Henry - Wikipedia

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   John William Henry II (born September 13, 1949) is an American businessman and the founder of John W. Henry & Company, an investment management firm.

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

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   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.”

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

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   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.

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

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   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.

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   Jan 13, 2021 · From the story of hard work and the working man overcoming the cold unfeeling steel of machinery; to its bitter history of exploiting marginalized people and infrastructure built on the bodies of...

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9. www.ft.com › content › 919b2e46-0c2d-4eca-ac7f-0507dHow Liverpool and Red Sox owner John Henry won it all

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   Jun 7, 2024 · How Liverpool and Red Sox owner John Henry won it all. He turned a commodities fortune into a sporting empire. Now sovereign wealth is rewriting the rules of the game. © Cassandra Klos. Sara...