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Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference by David J. Garrow

Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference audiobook runs 34.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach (about 22.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

34.4listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2006released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 34.4 hours of listening.

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30 min / day69 days
1 hour / day35 days
2 hours / day18 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×23 days

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What our data says

  • At 34.4 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is an audiobook by David J. Garrow: a 34.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeff Riggenbach, released January 1, 2006, on the History & Culture and Law & Politics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
34.4 hrs
Narrated by
Jeff Riggenbach
Released
January 1, 2006
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Law & Politics
ISBN
9781483069302

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference audiobook?

Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference runs 34.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 22.9 hours.

Is the Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference audiobook free?

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Who narrates Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

Is Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 22.9 hours, saving 11.5 hours.