Labor of Love

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If somebody needed help, Granny was going.

Released December 01, 2022

Overview

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. [Overview Courtesy of Storycorps]

Runtime

0h 3m


Origin Country

United States


Original Language

English


Original Title

Labor of Love


Status

Released


Spoken Languages

    Production Companies

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      StoryCorps

      United States

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