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    John Henry was an African American worker who helped dig railroad tunnels in the 1870s using hammers to pound steel drills into rock. He took on a challenge to see if he could drill holes faster than a new steam drill, and beat the machine in a race. Though he won, the legendary John Henry was later killed by falling rock inside the tunnel where he worked.

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    John Henry was an African American worker who helped dig railroad tunnels in the 1870s using hammers to pound steel drills into rock. He took on a challenge to see if he could drill holes faster than a new steam drill, and beat the machine in a race. Though he won, the legendary John Henry was later killed by falling rock inside the tunnel where he worked.

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    John Henry was an African American worker who helped dig railroad tunnels in the 1870s using hammers to pound steel drills into rock. He took on a challenge to see if he could drill holes faster than a new steam drill, and beat the machine in a race. Though he won, the legendary John Henry was later killed by falling rock inside the tunnel where he worked.

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    Henry, John

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    John Henry is an American legend

    John Henry is the hero of a famous American ballad, a song that tells a story. The ballad is
    based on the true story of an African American worker who was helping dig a railroad tunnel
    around 1870. The workers used hammers with long handles to pound a steel drill into rock.

    One day, a man brought in a new steam drill and said it could dig a hole faster than 20
    workers using hammers. John Henry took the challenge and beat the steam drill. In the
    ballad, John Henry was so tired out that he died at the very moment he won. The real John
    Henry won the race but was later killed by falling rock inside the tunnel.
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    To cite this article, World Book recommends the following format:

    "Henry, John." WorldBook Kids.World Book, 2011. Web. 13 March 2011

    © 2011 World Book, Inc. All rights reserved.


    WORLD BOOK and the GLOBE DEVICE are registered trademarks of World Book, Inc.

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