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John Henry: An American Legend

This is the story of one of the most heroic figures In African American folktale. The legend of John Henry, and how his strength was measured in a race against a rock drilling machine. A race which he won.

 

Copyright © 1965 by Ezra Jack Keats.
Read with permission of the EZRA JACK KEATS FOUNDATION

  • Written by Ezra Jack Keats
  • Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats
  • Published by Dragonfly Books
  • Narrated by Shavar Reynolds Jr.
  • Running Time 00:07:22
  • Date of Filming
  • Written by Ezra Jack Keats
  • Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats
  • Published by Dragonfly Books
  • Narrated by Shavar Reynolds Jr.
  • Running Time 00:07:22
  • Narrator Shavar Reynolds Jr.
  • Position Point Guard
  • Team Monmouth Hawks - Monmouth University
  • Hometown York, PA
  • Birthdate May 11, 1998
  • Height 6’2”
  • Favorite Book To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Favorite Basketball Player Kobe Bryant/Chris Paul
  • Bio Link