The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Zeno Robinson (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 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 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Zeno Robinson
Zeno Robinson narrates 45 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 418 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
863 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- 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
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
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. is an audiobook by Peniel E. Joseph: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Zeno Robinson, released March 31, 2020, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Zeno Robinson
- Released
- March 31, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781549156434
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. as an audiobook?
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.?
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. is narrated by Zeno Robinson.
Is The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.