How long does it take to read The 1619 Project?
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Company
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Company takes about 4 hours 57 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 57 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2021. 270 pages, about 74,250 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 57 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: United states, history, Slavery, History, African Americans, Race relations, Civilization
