It takes the average reader 2 hours and 4 minutes to read Kentucky Slave Narratives by Federal Writers Project
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From 1936 to 1938, the Works Projects Administration (WPA) commissioned writers to collect the life histories of former slaves. This work was compiled under the Franklin Roosevelt administration during the New Deal and economic relief and recovery program. Each entry represents an oral history of a former slave or a descendant of a former slave and his or her personal account of life during slavery and emancipation. These interviews were published as type written records that were difficult to read. This new edition has been enlarged and enhanced for greater legibility. No library collection in Kentucky would be complete without a copy of Kentucky Slave Narratives.
Kentucky Slave Narratives by Federal Writers Project is 123 pages long, and a total of 31,119 words.
This makes it 42% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 50 minutes to read Kentucky Slave Narratives aloud.
Kentucky Slave Narratives is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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