How Long to Read Africans In Colonial Louisiana

How Long Does it Take to Read Africans In Colonial Louisiana?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 52 minutes to read Africans In Colonial Louisiana by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall

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

Description

Although a number of important studies of American slavery have explored the formation of slave cultures in the English colonies, no book until now has undertaken a comprehensive assessment of the development of the distinctive Afro-Creole culture of colonial Louisiana. This culture, based upon a separate language community with its own folkloric, musical, religious, and historical traditions, was created by slaves brought directly from Africa to Louisiana before 1731. It still survives as the acknowledged cultural heritage of tens of thousands of people of all races in the southern part of the state. In this pathbreaking work, Gwendolyn Midlo Hall studies Louisiana's creole slave community during the eighteenth century, focusing on the slaves' African origins, the evolution of their own language and culture, and the role they played in the formation of the broader society, economy, and culture of the region. Hall bases her study on research in a wide range of archival sources in Louisiana, France, and Spain and employs several disciplines--history, anthropology, linguistics, and folklore--in her analysis. Among the topics she considers are the French slave trade from Africa to Louisiana, the ethnic origins of the slaves, and relations between African slaves and native Indians. She gives special consideration to race mixture between Africans, Indians, and whites; to the role of slaves in the Natchez Uprising of 1729; to slave unrest and conspiracies, including the Pointe Coupee conspiracies of 1791 and 1795; and to the development of communities of runaway slaves in the cypress swamps around New Orleans.

How long is Africans In Colonial Louisiana?

Africans In Colonial Louisiana by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall is 458 pages long, and a total of 118,164 words.

This makes it 155% the length of the average book. It also has 144% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Africans In Colonial Louisiana Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 45 minutes to read Africans In Colonial Louisiana aloud.

What Reading Level is Africans In Colonial Louisiana?

Africans In Colonial Louisiana 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.

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