How Long to Read A Long Time Coming

How Long Does it Take to Read A Long Time Coming?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read A Long Time Coming by Ray Anthony Shepard

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama, chronicles the diverse ways each fought racism and shows how much—and how little—has changed for Black Americans since our country’s founding. Full of daring escapes, deep emotion, and subtle lessons on how racism operates, A LONG TIME COMING reveals the universal importance of its subjects’ struggles for justice. From freedom seeker Ona Judge, who fled her enslavement by America’s first president, to Barack Obama, the first Black president, all of Shepard’s protagonists fight valiantly for justice for themselves and all Black Americans in any way that they can. But it is also a highly personal book, as Shepard — whose maternal grandfather was enslaved — shows how the grand sweep of history has touched his life, reflecting on how much progress has been made against racism, while also exhorting readers to complete the vast work that remains to be done.

How long is A Long Time Coming?

A Long Time Coming by Ray Anthony Shepard is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Long Time Coming Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read A Long Time Coming aloud.

What Reading Level is A Long Time Coming?

A Long Time Coming is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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