It takes the average reader 5 hours and 14 minutes to read The War on Poverty in Mississippi by Emma J. Folwell
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President Lyndon B. Johnson’s war on poverty instigated a ferocious backlash in Mississippi. Federally funded programs—the embodiment of 1960s liberalism—directly clashed with Mississippi’s closed society. From 1965 to 1973, opposing forces transformed the state. In this state-level history of the war on poverty, Emma J. Folwell traces the attempts of white and black Mississippians to address the state’s dire economic circumstances through antipoverty programs. At times, the war on poverty became a powerful tool for black empowerment. But more often, antipoverty programs served as a potent...
The War on Poverty in Mississippi by Emma J. Folwell is 312 pages long, and a total of 78,624 words.
This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 9 minutes to read The War on Poverty in Mississippi aloud.
The War on Poverty in Mississippi is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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