Labor History Today: The Untold Story of John Henry
Chris Garlock | Published on 11/3/2025
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: The Untold Story of John Henry
This week on Labor History Today: America’s Workforce host Ed “Flash” Ferenc talks with historian Scott Nelson, author of Steel Drivin’ Man, about the real John Henry — a 19-year-old Black convict laborer whose death driving steel became a legend of labor’s struggle. Plus: Labor History in Two! on the 1835 Philadelphia general strike for the ten-hour day.