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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.
John William Henry II (born September 13, 1949) [1] is an American businessman and the founder of John W. Henry & Company, an investment management firm. He is the principal owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Penguins, The Boston Globe, and co-owner of RFK Racing.
Sep 24, 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 did the machine but died “with his hammer in his hand.”
Nov 5, 2024 · John Henry found his radio engagements falling off dramatically, leading to a number of very public rows with BBC management. ‘Researching a comedian with such a commonplace name as John Henry is far from easy,’ admits Stafford. ‘You do end up sifting through a multitude of totally unconnected court cases. But, ironically, it was an ...
Folklorists have long thought John Henry to be mythical, but historian Scott Nelson has discovered that he was a real person—a nineteen-year-old from New Jersey who was convicted of theft in a Virginia court in 1866, sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary, and put to work building the C&O Railroad.
John Henryism (or simply JH) is the act of responding to prolonged stresses’ at work, in daily life, or from social discrimination’ by expending higher and higher levels of effort to resolve an issue or improve one’s lot, until the stresses result in physical or psychological illness.
Dec 9, 2020 · Whether you know the story of John Henry or not, you've almost certainly heard people sing about him. That is because his folkloric tale has captured the imaginations of artists, particularly musicians, for nearly 100 years, and the legend has come to be the subject matter of numerous songs.
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...
May 9, 2018 · 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 ' refusal to be crushed.
Liverpool leapfrogged its title rivals at the top of the standings with Saturday's 2-1 victory over Brighton and owner John Henry's wife has fired a subtle dig at Man City.
