How Long to Read Faces at the Bottom of the Well

How Long Does it Take to Read Faces at the Bottom of the Well?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Faces at the Bottom of the Well by Derrick Bell

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

Description

The classic work on American racism and the struggle for racial justice In Faces at the Bottom of the Well, civil rights activist and legal scholar Derrick Bell uses allegory and historical example to argue that racism is an integral and permanent part of American society. African American struggles for equality are doomed to fail so long as the majority of whites do not see their own well-being threatened by the status quo. Bell calls on African Americans to face up to this unhappy truth and abandon a misplaced faith in inevitable progress. Only then will blacks, and those whites who join with them, be in a position to create viable strategies to alleviate the burdens of racism. "Freed of the stifling rigidity of relying unthinkingly on the slogan 'we shall overcome,'" he writes, "we are impelled both to live each day more fully and to examine critically the actual effectiveness of traditional civil rights remedies." With a new foreword by Michelle Alexander, Faces at the Bottom of the Well is urgent and essential reading on the problem of racism in America.

How long is Faces at the Bottom of the Well?

Faces at the Bottom of the Well by Derrick Bell is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Faces at the Bottom of the Well Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Faces at the Bottom of the Well aloud.

What Reading Level is Faces at the Bottom of the Well?

Faces at the Bottom of the Well 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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