How Long to Read Birthing a Slave

How Long Does it Take to Read Birthing a Slave?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 42 minutes to read Birthing a Slave by Marie Jenkins Schwartz

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

Description

The deprivations and cruelty of slavery have overshadowed our understanding of the institution's most human dimension: birth. We often don't realize that after the United States stopped importing slaves in 1808, births were more important than ever; slavery and the southern way of life could continue only through babies born in bondage. In the antebellum South, slaveholders' interest in slave women was matched by physicians struggling to assert their own professional authority over childbirth, and the two began to work together to increase the number of infants born in the slave quarter. In...

How long is Birthing a Slave?

Birthing a Slave by Marie Jenkins Schwartz is 401 pages long, and a total of 100,651 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 123% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Birthing a Slave Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 10 minutes to read Birthing a Slave aloud.

What Reading Level is Birthing a Slave?

Birthing a Slave 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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