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Imperium in Imperio (Paperback)
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Imperium in Imperio (Paperback)
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Imperium in Imperio (1899) is a novel by Sutton E. Griggs. Written
while Sutton was at the beginning of his career as a Baptist
minister, Imperium in Imperio was sold door to door and earned
modest praise upon publication. Although Griggs' novels were
largely forgotten by the mid-twentieth century, scholars have
recently sought to emphasize his role as an activist and author
involved with the movement for Black nationalism in the United
States. Critics since have recognized Griggs as a pioneering
political figure and author whose utopian themes and engagement
with contemporary crises constitute some of the era's most radical
literary efforts by an African American writer. Born and raised in
rural Virginia, Belton Piedmont knows the struggle of the poor
Black American firsthand. In school, he befriends Bernard Belgrave,
a young boy from a wealthier family who ends up enrolling in
Harvard, leaving his roots for the center of American success.
Although Belton remains behind, he devotes himself to activism and
receives a check from an anti-lynching politician allowing him to
attend college in Nashville. On campus, he gains a reputation for
his radical politics, organizing acts of civil disobedience in
order to oppose the segregation and inequality rampant at the
institution. When a lynch mob leaves him gravely wounded, he wakes
up on an operating table in a panic and accidentally kills his
physician. His trial gains national attention, earning him the
support of his old friend Bernard and his prominent political
allies, who help Belton appeal his case. Years later, Bernard
receives a cryptic invitation to Waco, Texas, where he finds Belton
waiting for him. A group of Black nationalists have established a
functional shadow state, and intend to use their power to secede
from the Union. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sutton E Griggs'
Imperium and Imperio is a classic work of African American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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