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steel-driving man"a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make 
holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel. ... He took a 
lot of pride in his work and he hated to see a machine take the work of men like 
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song. ... John Henry is a hero to everyone, especially African Americans and ... 
work on the construction of the C & O railroad, 1868-72, at Lewis Tunnel, .... his 
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changed at last; and Job, the man of tribulation who still would not curse his God. 
..... More work songs come from the Negro than from any other American folk 
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Question: If you needed a railway tunnel dug, you could call on this American folk hero -- it was his job
Answer: John Henry