How Long to Read Strange Fruit

How Long Does it Take to Read Strange Fruit?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read Strange Fruit by David Margolick

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

Description

Recorded by jazz legend Billie Holiday in 1939, "Strange Fruit" is considered to be the first significant song of the civil rights movement and the first direct musical assault upon racial lynchings in the South. Originally sung in New York's Cafe Society, these revolutionary lyrics take on a life of their own in this revealing account of the song and the struggle it personified. Strange Fruit not only chronicles the civil rights movement from the '30s on, it examines the lives of the beleaguered Billie Holiday and Abel Meeropol, the white Jewish schoolteacher and communist sympathizer who...

How long is Strange Fruit?

Strange Fruit by David Margolick is 168 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.

This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Strange Fruit Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read Strange Fruit aloud.

What Reading Level is Strange Fruit?

Strange Fruit 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Strange Fruit?

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