John Henry (2000 film)
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John Henry is an animated short film from Walt Disney Animation Studios directed by Mark Henn, released on October 30, 2000.
Key art for the short made for Disney's American Legends (2002)
John Henry (folklore)
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John Henry is an American folk hero. A black 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
John Henry (2000 film)
…short film from Walt Disney Animation Studios directed by Mark Henn, released on October 30, 2000. The short is based on African American folk hero John Henry. A narration by John's wife Polly explains his early life: said to have been "born with a hammer in his hand", John was a slave alongside Polly until…
John Henry illustration by Roy E. LaGrone (1942)
Plaque celebrating the legend of John Henry (Talcott, West Virginia)
Sign outside of the Big Bend Tunnel noting its connection to the legend of John Henry
John Henry statue in Summers County, West Virginia