Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination audiobook runs 10.4 hours unabridged, narrated by James Shippy (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 5,303 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Shippy
James Shippy narrates 24 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 172 hours in all.
- Across the Way
- All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy
- Black Cloud Rising
- The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form
- Black Market: An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
900 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
- Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
- Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
- The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection)
- The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination is an audiobook by Herb Boyd: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by James Shippy, released June 6, 2017, on the World and Social Science shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Shippy
- Released
- June 6, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Social Science
- ISBN
- 9780062669995
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination audiobook?
Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is the Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination?
Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination is narrated by James Shippy.
Is Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.