How Long to Read Black Leaders and Ideologies in the South

How Long Does it Take to Read Black Leaders and Ideologies in the South?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 12 minutes to read Black Leaders and Ideologies in the South by Preston T. King

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

Description

This book contains a succession of philosophical biographies. The subjects, located in the period 1850-2000, and even if later exiled, were chosen by virtue of birth and life in the American South on the assumption of the distinctiveness of Southern conditions. The 'foundational' figures in Black Southern social and political thought are represented as Frederick Douglass, Booker Washington and Ida Wells. Thurgood Marshall adn Martin King are viewed as 'indispensable', though not 'foundational'. The remaining figures - Howard Thurman, Richard Wright, Fred Gray and Barbara Jordan - are important in various ways and are seen as 'illustrative'. From the perspective of liberation, the two high points in the African-American Odyssey are marked by Emancipation in the nineteenth century and Desegregation in the twentieth. Douglass bestriding the first, King and Marshall the second. resistance runs through most (but not Washington); and the thread of non-violence, with greater or less force, also runs through most (but not Wright). This volume assumes a distinction between (a) an earlier period when Afro-America was more cohesive and collectively committed to self-improvement despite the odds, and (b) the contemporary period, beyond desegregation, marked by rates never previously rivaled of suicide, joblessness, imprisonment, despair and alienation, especially among black poor. The life stories and philosophies presented here are adjuncts to that earlier period; a volume properly reflecting the second is still to be rolled into place. and Political Philosophy.

How long is Black Leaders and Ideologies in the South?

Black Leaders and Ideologies in the South by Preston T. King is 311 pages long, and a total of 78,061 words.

This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Black Leaders and Ideologies in the South Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 6 minutes to read Black Leaders and Ideologies in the South aloud.

What Reading Level is Black Leaders and Ideologies in the South?

Black Leaders and Ideologies in the South 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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