Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
9.2
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
29000
Points per Word
0.000207
Page Count
176
Points per Page
0.034091
Series
Portraits of Black Americans
Description
This biography of Roy Wilkins presents one of the most important and determined leaders of the civil rights movement during its most turbulent period, tracing his involvement in the NAACP and his dedication to fighting violence through nonviolent means.