It takes the average reader 3 hours and 51 minutes to read Together Let Us Sweetly Live by Jonathan C. David
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A forgotten and beautiful African American folk tradition reexamined Together Let Us Sweetly Live offers a rare look at the unique grassroots African American religious institutions called the Singing and Praying Bands. This folksong and ring shout tradition began in Chesapeake Bay country in the early nineteenth century, with a fusion of Methodist prayer meeting worship and African religious, danced song traditions. Although scholars have assumed ring shouts died out long ago, Jonathan C. David shows otherwise, ushering us inside tidewater communities of Maryland and Delaware where they...
Together Let Us Sweetly Live by Jonathan C. David is 231 pages long, and a total of 57,981 words.
This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 16 minutes to read Together Let Us Sweetly Live aloud.
Together Let Us Sweetly Live is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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