It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read Black-Gibbs-Mitchell-Giles Ancestors of Yazoo County by Sammie Giles Jr.
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This book is about local history of families in an approximately 300-square-mile region of Yazoo County in central Mississippi from 1865 to 1965. It sketches the lives of these African Americans in a violent environment. It transcribes the 1865-66 plantation census of the county. It identifies relatives who fought in the Civil War, and points out the betrayal of Southern United States Colored Troops by Reconstruction presidents. It discusses survival skills, and compares life spans of two generations. Addressing unpleasantness it fills gaps left by oral family history.
Black-Gibbs-Mitchell-Giles Ancestors of Yazoo County by Sammie Giles Jr. is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.
This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Black-Gibbs-Mitchell-Giles Ancestors of Yazoo County aloud.
Black-Gibbs-Mitchell-Giles Ancestors of Yazoo County is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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