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  • John Henry (1998)
  • Video | 19 min | Animation, Short
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John Henry (1998)
Video | 19 min | Animation, Short
Based on the famous African-American folk ballad, "John Henry". This story tells of the legendary contest to the death between the spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia.
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Director
Ray Messecar
Writer
Julius Lester
Composer
Crystal Taliefero
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Updated Dec 31, 1998
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1998 (United States)

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Samuel L. Jackson
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