Labor of Love(2022)
If somebody needed help, Granny was going.
3 min · Documentary · Directed by Richard O'Connor
Released
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]
Where to watch
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in the US yet.
US release dates
- Limited theatrical
- December 1, 2022