How Long to Read Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign

How Long Does it Take to Read Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 40 minutes to read Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign by Michael K. Honey

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

Description

The definitive history of the epic struggle for economic justice that became Martin Luther King Jr.'s last crusade. Memphis in 1968 was ruled by a paternalistic "plantation mentality" embodied in its good-old-boy mayor, Henry Loeb. Wretched conditions, abusive white supervisors, poor education, and low wages locked most black workers into poverty. Then two sanitation workers were chewed up like garbage in the back of a faulty truck, igniting a public employee strike that brought to a boil long-simmering issues of racial injustice. With novelistic drama and rich scholarly detail, Michael Honey...

How long is Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign?

Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign by Michael K. Honey is 640 pages long, and a total of 160,000 words.

This makes it 216% the length of the average book. It also has 196% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 34 minutes to read Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign aloud.

What Reading Level is Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign?

Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign 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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