Labor of Love
"If somebody needed help, Granny was going."
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]
About Labor of Love (2022)
Released in 2022, Labor of Love is a documentary film from StoryCorps (US). It was directed by Richard O'Connor. The cast is led by Mary Othella Burnette. With a runtime of 3m, the film is available in full HD.
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