John Henry (folklore hero)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	historical figure folklore hero
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Mississippi gptkb:West_Virginia gptkb:Big_Bend_Tunnel European folklore railroad construction
gptkbp:category	gptkb:African-American gptkb:mythological_figure labor history railroad workers folk heroes American legends
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	historical markers statues annual festivals
gptkbp:diedIn	exhaustion
gptkbp:firstAppearance	19th century
gptkbp:gender	male
gptkbp:hasTheme	gptkb:sacrifice human dignity man vs. machine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	John Henry (folklore hero)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:activist American music
gptkbp:inspiredBy	gptkb:art audio recordings poems plays animated films operas
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor	race against a steam-powered hammer dying with a hammer in his hand
gptkbp:occupation	steel-driver
gptkbp:portrayedBy	gptkb:Danny_Glover gptkb:Roger_Aaron_Brown
gptkbp:raceAgainst	steam drill
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Polly_Ann
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:literature children's book films folk ballads
gptkbp:symbolizes	endurance strength resistance to industrialization
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_Henry_(novel_by_Roark_Bradford) gptkb:"John_Henry"_by_Mississippi_John_Hurt
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7