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

Earlier in the day the King had visited the Oratory of St Philip Neri in Birmingham, founded by the 19th century Catholic theologian and philosopher, Cardinal John Henry Newman.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

John Henry, the raft line wrapped around his waist so he could use both hands, swung his hammer like he was back drilling through a mountain.

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