It takes the average reader 2 hours and 31 minutes to read The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia by Jim Hall
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This true crime history reveals the harrowing story of a black man brutally murdered by a lynch mob in 1932 Virginia. In 1932, a black man was found hanging on Rattlesnake Mountain in Fauquier County, Virginia. Though a mob set fire to his body, officials were able to identify him as Shedrick Thompson, who had been wanted for the abduction and rape of a local white woman. Some claimed Thompson killed himself, framing his gruesome death as the final act of a desperate fugitive. But residents knew better. Thompson had been the victim of a lynching—the last one known in Virginia. In The Last...
The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia by Jim Hall is 147 pages long, and a total of 37,779 words.
This makes it 50% the length of the average book. It also has 46% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 26 minutes to read The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia aloud.
The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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