John Henry (folklore)

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith European folklore
railroad construction
gptkbp:category gptkb:African-American
American folklore characters
Legendary laborers
gptkbp:commemoratedBy historical markers
statues
gptkbp:diedIn exhaustion
gptkbp:famousFor dying with a hammer in his hand
racing a steam-powered hammer
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:The_Ballad_of_John_Henry
gptkb:Disney's_American_Legends
Bruce Springsteen's music
Paul Robeson's performances
Woody Guthrie's songs
children's literature by Ezra Jack Keats
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Henry (folklore)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:activist
American music
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:occupation steel-driver
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Big_Bend_Tunnel,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Lewis_Tunnel,_Virginia
Coosa Mountain Tunnel, Alabama
gptkbp:period 19th century
gptkbp:race gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:raceAgainst steam drill
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:literature
children's book
films
folk
ballads
gptkbp:symbolizes endurance
strength
resistance to industrialization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Big_Bend_Tunnel,_West_Virginia
gptkb:John_Henry_(Disney_short_film)
gptkb:Steel_(DC_Comics)
gptkb:John_Henry_Was_a_Steel_Drivin'_Man
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7