John Henry

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Mr. Walther is editor of the Lamp magazine, a Catholic literary journal, and author of a forthcoming biography of John Henry Newman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

This monument resides directly across from a series of photographs by John Henry featuring Black mothers similarly holding their sons in urban environments.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

He even launches into a triumphant monologue about the legend of John Henry: All night long, Morrow says, John Henry drove steel, fighting a machine that could dig deeper and faster.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

Magician John Henry Anderson died in 1874, the same year Harry Houdini was born - yet despite the two never meeting, Anderson was reputedly among the legendary escapologist's greatest inspirations.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

Not even when I passed John Henry straining against the grasp of several bosslings.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia