Short of the Week
JOHN HENRY AND THE RAILROAD
Directed by Brandon McCormick · Starring E. Roger Mitchell, Eugene H. Russell IV, Jamie Renell, Boma Iluma · 2013
A formerly enslaved man takes on grueling railroad work in a period retelling of the American folk legend of John Henry, whose strength and resolve are put to the test.
A period retelling of an enduring American folk legend, centered on a freed man's dignity, strength and determination.
A freed slave builds a railroad.
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