(Labor of Love)

Content: 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]

Countries:

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

3 minutes

Year:

2022

Directors:

Richard O'Connor

Production companies:

StoryCorps

Actors:

Self

Crews:

Audio Post Coordinator

Executive Producer

Audio Post Coordinator

Director

Producer