It takes the average reader 6 hours to read Louis Austin and the Carolina Times by Jerry Gershenhorn
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Louis Austin (1898–1971) came of age at the nadir of the Jim Crow era and became a transformative leader of the long black freedom struggle in North Carolina. From 1927 to 1971, he published and edited the Carolina Times, the preeminent black newspaper in the state. He used the power of the press to voice the anger of black Carolinians, and to turn that anger into action in a forty-year crusade for freedom. In this biography, Jerry Gershenhorn chronicles Austin's career as a journalist and activist, highlighting his work during the Great Depression, World War II, and the postwar civil rights...
Louis Austin and the Carolina Times by Jerry Gershenhorn is 360 pages long, and a total of 90,000 words.
This makes it 121% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 11 minutes to read Louis Austin and the Carolina Times aloud.
Louis Austin and the Carolina Times is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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