It takes the average reader 2 hours and 39 minutes to read A Bucket of Whitewash by David J. Diamond
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This story takes place in 1963 in Mississippi before legal segregation in the South was ended with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The characters are fictional, but the attitudes and actions of the whites in Mississippi at that time are not a fiction.The story centers on Angie Pennington, a black research assistant to Professor Craig Harris of the University of Chicago. Angie has romantic designs on her white boss and when she is rebuffed she returns to her home in Mississippi after an absence of seven years.Angie thinks the segregation laws are ridiculous and when she fails to observe them she is badly beaten and arrested. This is a story of love and hate, of kidnapping and murder, of the quest for fame and fortune.You will meet intriguing characters like Amos Silver who plots to make a fortune out of the race trial in Mississippi. You will also discover Angie's shameful past and her loving family.There is also Mabel, the fierce defender of segregation and Cindy Lou Carter, Miss White Supremacy, who takes delight in torturing Angie.This book makes the past come alive with unforgettable scenes, memorable characters and an intriguing plot.It may also change race relations in America.
A Bucket of Whitewash by David J. Diamond is 156 pages long, and a total of 39,936 words.
This makes it 53% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read A Bucket of Whitewash aloud.
A Bucket of Whitewash is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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