How Long to Read Flames after Midnight

How Long Does it Take to Read Flames after Midnight?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 52 minutes to read Flames after Midnight by Monte Akers

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

Description

The “well-written and compelling history” of a 1922 racist reign of terror in a small Texas town—now updated with a shocking deathbed confession (USA Today). What happened in Kirven, Texas, in May 1922, has been forgotten by the outside world. But in Flames After Midnight, historian Monte Akers uncovers the true story behind a young white woman's brutal murder and the burning alive of three black men who were almost certainly innocent of it. This was followed by a month-long reign of terror as white men killed blacks while local authorities concealed the identity of the white murder suspects and allowed them to go free. Akers paints a vivid portrait of a community desolated by race hatred and its own refusal to face hard truths. He sets this tragedy within the story of a region prospering from an oil boom but plagued by lawlessness, and traces the lynching's repercussions down the decades to the present day. In an epilogue, Akers reveals new information that came to light as a result of this book's publication, including an eyewitness account of the burnings from an elderly man who claimed to have castrated two of the men before they were lynched.

How long is Flames after Midnight?

Flames after Midnight by Monte Akers is 286 pages long, and a total of 73,216 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Flames after Midnight Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Flames after Midnight aloud.

What Reading Level is Flames after Midnight?

Flames after Midnight 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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