How long does it take to read The Myth of the Negro Past?
Melville J. Herskovits
The Myth of the Negro Past by Melville J. Herskovits takes about 6 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1941. 368 pages, about 101,200 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Almost fifty years ago Melville Herskovits set out to debunk the myth that black Americans have no cultural past. Originally published in 1941, his unprecedented study of black history and culture recovered a rich African heritage in religious and secular life, the language and arts of the Americas.
Subjects: Black race, Negers, African Continental Ancestry Group, Negros (Em Geral), Noirs américains, Civilisation
