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Feb 2016
10m 26s

The Legend of John Henry

Starglow Media / Wondery
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This week, for Black History Month, we bring you the Legend of John Henry. It's one of our favorite stories and we hope you'll love it too. To support the show, please go to Http://patreon.com/stories  
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