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John Henry was more than just a steel-driving man — he became a symbol of strength, resistance, and dignity in the face of industrial change. Rooted in African American oral tradition, the legend tells of a powerful railroad worker who raced a steam drill to prove that human spirit could outmatch cold steel — even if it cost him everything ...
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John Henry is one of America’s most powerful folk heroes, a figure whose story has echoed through songs, ballads, and tall tales since the late 1800s. Known as the “steel-driving man,” John Henry worked on the railroads after the Civil War, driving steel spikes into rock to lay tracks. He has long been remembered as an African-American hero, a symbol of strength and perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds. The most famous legend tells of the day John Henry raced against a steam-powered dri
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