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]
- Status
- Released
- Production
- StoryCorps
Top Cast
Mary Othella Burnette as Self
Top Crew
Richard O'Connor · Director
Savannah Winchester · Producer
Dave Isay · Executive Producer
Rachel Hartman · Executive Producer
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