Labor of Love (2022)

Movie"If somebody needed help, Granny was going."
Labor of Love
NR 3 minDec 1st, 2022Documentary
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]
StarringMary Othella Burnette
DirectorRichard O'Connor

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Dave Isay, Rachel Hartman
Production Companies:StoryCorps