John Henry

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John Henry is an American folk hero, an African American freedman who worked as a steel-driving man, tasked with hammering a steel drill into a rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad.

The legend of John Henry is trending due to recent references in various contexts, including a discussion about a character inspired by him, a fundraiser at a school named after him, and a music release featuring an artist with the same name, all of which are currently being talked about and shared online. .