How Long to Read Martin Luther King, the Inconvenient Hero

How Long Does it Take to Read Martin Luther King, the Inconvenient Hero?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 46 minutes to read Martin Luther King, the Inconvenient Hero by Vincent Harding

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

Description

In these eloquent essays, the noted scholar and activist Vincent Harding reflects on the forgotten legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the meaning of his life today. Many of these reflections are inspired by the ambiguous message surrounding the official celebration of King's birthday. Harding sees a tendency to freeze an image of King from the period of his early leadership of the Civil Rights movement, the period culminating with his famous "I Have a Dream Speech". Harding writes passionately of King's later years, when his message and witness became more radical and challenging to the status quo at every level. In those final years before his assassination King took up the struggle against racism in the urban ghettos of the North; he became an eloquent critic of the Vietnam war; he laid the foundations for the Poor People's Campaign. This widening of his message and his tactics entailed controversy even within his own movement. But they point to a consistent expansion of his critique of American injustice and his solidarity with the oppressed. It was this spirit that brought him to Memphis in 1968 to lend his support to striking sanitation workers. It was there that he paid the final price for his prophetic witness.

How long is Martin Luther King, the Inconvenient Hero?

Martin Luther King, the Inconvenient Hero by Vincent Harding is 164 pages long, and a total of 41,656 words.

This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 51% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Martin Luther King, the Inconvenient Hero Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Martin Luther King, the Inconvenient Hero aloud.

What Reading Level is Martin Luther King, the Inconvenient Hero?

Martin Luther King, the Inconvenient Hero is suitable for students ages 10 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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