Labor of Love

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] Watch Labor of Love in HD free online now on MyWatchSeries with multiple servers and instant playback. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Labor of Love and share your thoughts in the comments below!