John Henry - Part 2 of 2

Disney's short animation about the legend John Henry.
John Henry was a former slave who's mighty strength made him one of the earliest African-American role models. Wielding a sledge hammer forged from the chains that bound him in servitude, he was a one-man railroad crew who "could move mountains". He is put to the ultimate test when he faces a mechanical power hammer that threatens to take away his land.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• disney
• american
• legends
• John
• Henry
• short
• animation
• slave
• mighty

[Reycied]

The animation during the mountain-hammering scene was amazing, and very stylish. And growing up, John Henry was always one of my favorite Tall Tales. It's a shame that America's old mythology, while popular, has never gotten to be as popular as the ancient stories.

[goldpelt]

5 people cant handle a 20 pound hammer

[srwasw12]

Its a real story, all this really happened, except he was short. Like around 5'8. But he really did beat the machine and really did die because of it.

[Layserboyz]

Ponies brought me here...

[anewt72690]

Anybody else get goosebumps when John burst through the mountain?

[DarthNader26]

@TheSecretShow4You John Henry could have very well been a real man who inspired his fellows to beat a tough deadline and earn their rewards that the business was trying to screw them out of. Through retelling after retelling, he goes from a simple leader to this amazing folk hero who managed to beat back the industrial menace with his own two hands by hammering straight through a mountain. It makes the story more interesting and keeps the tale of John Henry alive. It's how most myth works.

[jbear1218]

Good story

[MrRaNdOmPOTATO]

Alright. I think this will sufficiently replace the reading for college.

[Bwkjam]

Imagine if the machine John went up against was a terminator! Now that would be epic.

[Bwkjam]

@TheSecretShow4You it's a tall tale and like all tall tales theirs a shred of truth. Each time the stories told it becomes a bit more exaggerated and epic. John Henry may or may not have been a real man, but the steam drill was and John Henry might have been the fictional champion of all the men working hard on the rail road who were afraid they might lose their jobs.

[TheSecretShow4You]

Is this story is real history? When I was little I read this story out of a fiction book of fiction stories. Someone tell me if it is real or not. Don't be rude please if ya do.

[MRZPRODGITY]

I always cr when John dies. It's so surprising and touching that he died for people he didn't even know. Jhon is and will always be, my favorite Tall Tale.