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 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
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.
John Henry (folklore)
…an 11-minute animated short, The Legend of John Henry, for Paramount Pictures. The character appears in a Walt Disney Feature Animation short film, John Henry (2000). Directed by Mark Henn, plans for theatrical releases in 2000 and 2001 fell through after the short had a limited Academy Award qualifying run…
Key art for the short made for Disney's American Legends (2002)