StoryCorps Shorts: Labor of Love
About the Episode
Mary Stepp Burnette Hayden was born into enslavement in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She was 7 years old when she was freed. She stayed in Black Mountain and became a midwife, delivering several hundred babies including her own grandchildren. Her granddaughter, Mary Othella Burnette, came to StoryCorps with her daughter, Debora Hamilton Palmer, to honor the family matriarch.
Aired:
10/07/22
| Expires: 09/30/28 | Runtime: 2m 59s
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Extras
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Thời Thơ Ấu (Childhood)
A Vietnamese American daughter captures her parents on 16mm as they dream of their homeland.8:04 -
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Boat People
Thao recounts the story of her family’s escape through the lens of her fascination with ants.10:24 -
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Set in the heart of the Amazon, a young Ashéninka boy must face his fears and catch a giant catfish.15:24 -
Trailer | Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?
Trailer for Joe Piscatella's film Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?1:04 -
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