How long does it take to read The Destruction of Black Civilisation?
Chancellor Williams
The Destruction of Black Civilisation by Chancellor Williams takes about 7 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 7 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1971. 388 pages, about 106,700 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Exilerating! This work by the prominent scholar Chancellor Williams is informative and fun to read. Williams' stint in Africa studying religious concepts, social/communal customs and various cross-ethnic similaraties is detailed and laid out in a this book which encompass multiple genres of literture. Chancellor williams' scholastic stay in Africa yeilds great insight into the rise and fall of some of the greatest empires including Kemet (Egypt), Mali, Songhay etc. This book will not dissapoint. A must read for African Americans, students of history, sociology/anthroplogy or any inquiring mind looking for a great read. Highly recommended.
Subjects: Civilization, History, Africa -- Civilization -- History, HISTORY / Africa, African americans, history, Blacks, history
