Before the Mayflower A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Before the Mayflower A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962 audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by John Riddle (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Riddle
John Riddle narrates 49 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 256 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
870 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
- The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
- Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
- Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
- The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
Other recordings
- The 2020 recording read by John Ridle runs about the same length (11.7 hours).
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
Before the Mayflower A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962 is an audiobook by Lerone Bennett: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Riddle, released May 27, 2019, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Riddle
- Released
- May 27, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781982760977
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Before the Mayflower A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962 audiobook?
Before the Mayflower A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962 runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is the Before the Mayflower A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962 audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Before the Mayflower A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962?
Before the Mayflower A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962 is narrated by John Riddle.
Is Before the Mayflower A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.