How Long to Read Dark Testament: and Other Poems

How Long Does it Take to Read Dark Testament: and Other Poems?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Dark Testament: and Other Poems by Pauli Murray

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

Description

With the cadences of Martin Luther King Jr. and the lyricism of Langston Hughes, the great civil rights activist Pauli Murray’s sole book of poems finally returns to print. There has been explosive interest in the life of Pauli Murray, as reflected in a recent profile in The New Yorker, the publication of a definitive biography, and a new Yale University college in her name. Murray has been suddenly cited by leading historians as a woman who contributed far more to the civil rights movement than anyone knew, being arrested in 1940—fifteen years before Rosa Parks—for refusing to give up her seat on a Virginia bus. Celebrated by twenty-first-century readers as a civil rights activist on the level of King, Parks, and John Lewis, she is also being rediscovered as a gifted writer of memoir, sermons, and poems. Originally published in 1970 and long unavailable, Dark Testament and Other Poems attests to her fierce lyrical powers. At turns song, prayer, and lamentation, Murray’s poems speak to the brutal history of slavery and Jim Crow and the dream of racial justice and equality.

How long is Dark Testament: and Other Poems?

Dark Testament: and Other Poems by Pauli Murray is 112 pages long, and a total of 28,224 words.

This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dark Testament: and Other Poems Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Dark Testament: and Other Poems aloud.

What Reading Level is Dark Testament: and Other Poems?

Dark Testament: and Other Poems is suitable for students ages 10 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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