How Long to Read African Americans Against the Bomb

How Long Does it Take to Read African Americans Against the Bomb?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 49 minutes to read African Americans Against the Bomb by Vincent J Intondi

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

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“A well-researched, succinct account of African American involvement in the crusade to contain the threat of atomic warfare . . . . Highly recommended.” —CHOICE Well before Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke out against nuclear weapons, African Americans were protesting the Bomb. Historians have generally ignored African Americans when studying the anti-nuclear movement, yet they were some of the first citizens to protest Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now for the first time, African Americans Against the Bomb tells the compelling story of those black activists who fought for nuclear disarmament by connecting the nuclear issue with the fight for racial equality. Intondi shows that from early on, blacks in America saw the use of atomic bombs as a racial issue, asking why such enormous resources were being spent building nuclear arms instead of being used to improve impoverished communities. Black activists’ fears that race played a role in the decision to deploy atomic bombs only increased when the US threatened to use nuclear weapons in Korea in the 1950s and Vietnam a decade later. For black leftists in Popular Front groups, the nuclear issue was connected to colonialism: the US obtained uranium from the Belgian controlled Congo and the French tested their nuclear weapons in the Sahara. By expanding traditional research in the history of the nuclear disarmament movement to look at black liberals, clergy, artists, musicians, and civil rights leaders, Intondi reveals the links between the black freedom movement in America and issues of global peace. From Langston Hughes through Lorraine Hansberry to President Obama, African Americans Against the Bomb offers an eye-opening account of the continuous involvement of African Americans who recognized that the rise of nuclear weapons was a threat to the civil rights of all people. Praise for African Americans Against the Bomb “Intondi’s original research will shake the complacent assumption that the civil rights and anti-nuclear movements could be segregated. Intondi shows that ever since the Bomb first was dropped on people of color in 1945, African-Americans have been in the forefront of the campaign to stop the deployment of nuclear weapons . . . . Brilliant.” —Tom Hayden, Director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center “Dr. King spoke of the need to fight against “racism, materialism, and militarism,” and Intondi’s stirring narrative effectively shows how nuclear disarmament was part of the broader struggle. This is an important read for those who are interested in properly understanding the black freedom movement and U.S. foreign policy.” —Benjamin Todd Jealous, former President and CEO of the NAACP

How long is African Americans Against the Bomb?

African Americans Against the Bomb by Vincent J Intondi is 225 pages long, and a total of 57,375 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read African Americans Against the Bomb Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 13 minutes to read African Americans Against the Bomb aloud.

What Reading Level is African Americans Against the Bomb?

African Americans Against the Bomb 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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