How Long to Read Voodoo: the History of a Racial Slur

How Long Does it Take to Read Voodoo: the History of a Racial Slur?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 36 minutes to read Voodoo: the History of a Racial Slur by Associate Professor of Africana Studies Danielle N Boaz

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

Description

Coined in the middle of the nineteenth century, the term "voodoo" has been deployed largely by people in the U.S. to refer to spiritual practices--real or imagined--among people of African descent. "Voodoo" is one way that white people have invoked their anxieties and stereotypes about Black people--to call them uncivilized, superstitious, hypersexual, violent, and cannibalistic. In this book, Danielle Boaz explores public perceptions of "voodoo" as they have varied over time, with an emphasis on the intricate connection between stereotypes of "voodoo" and debates about race and human rights. The term has its roots in the U.S. Civil War in the 1860s, especially following the Union takeover of New Orleans, when it was used to propagate the idea that Black Americans held certain "superstitions" that allegedly proved that they were unprepared for freedom, the right to vote, and the ability to hold public office. Similar stereotypes were later extended to Cuba and Haiti in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In the 1930s, Black religious movements like the Moorish Science Temple and the Nation of Islam were derided as "voodoo cults." More recently, ideas about "voodoo" have shaped U.S. policies toward Haitian immigrants in the 1980s, and international responses to rituals to bind Nigerian women to human traffickers in the twenty-first century. Drawing on newspapers, travelogues, magazines, legal documents, and books, Boaz shows that the term "voodoo" has often been a tool of racism, colonialism, and oppression.

How long is Voodoo: the History of a Racial Slur?

Voodoo: the History of a Racial Slur by Associate Professor of Africana Studies Danielle N Boaz is 209 pages long, and a total of 54,131 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Voodoo: the History of a Racial Slur Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 55 minutes to read Voodoo: the History of a Racial Slur aloud.

What Reading Level is Voodoo: the History of a Racial Slur?

Voodoo: the History of a Racial Slur is suitable for students ages 12 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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