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Overshadowed: A Novel (1901) is a novel by Sutton E. Griggs.
Published just two years after his debut novel, Overshadowed takes
a different angle on the political reality of African Americans
than Griggs explored in Imperium in Imperio. Taking an ironic tone,
he examines the intersection of race and gender in the burgeoning
Black middle-class to explore and critique the politics of
liberalism and assimilation. 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. "[T]he grain that
came to life under the oak has its peculiar struggles. It must
contend for sustenance with the roots of the oak. It must wrestle
with the shade of the oak. The life of this isolated grain of corn
is one continuous tragedy. Overshadowed is the story of this grain
of corn, the Anglo-Saxon being the oak, and the Negro the plant
struggling for existence." Introducing his second novel, Griggs
sets the stage for a story of perseverance, a quality possessed by
both Erma Wysong and Astral Herndon. Born and raised in Richmond,
Virginia, Erma and Astral are representative of the emerging Black
middle class. As they each go off to college and embark on a path
to a promising young adulthood, they hope to take advantage of
opportunities that weren't afforded to their parents. Secretly,
however, Astral hopes to return to Richmond and win Erma's hand in
marriage, believing that time and distance will convince her that
he can be more than a friend. Although their love grows stronger,
Astral finds himself flooded with doubt regarding one aspect of
Erma's identity-although she was raised by Black parents, her birth
father was a white man. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sutton E Griggs'
Overshadowed: A Novel is a classic work of African American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
Unfettered: A Novel (1902) is a novel by Sutton E. Griggs. Sutton's
third novel is a story of violence and forced migration that
explores and critiques the politics of liberalism and assimilation
in twentieth century America. 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. When Lemuel Dalton
takes control of his father's estate, he sets out to make a show of
force against Samuel, an ex-slave who oversees the Dalton family
farm. When a fight breaks out between Lemuel and Harry, Samuel's
son, he shoots the young Black man in cold blood, gravely wounding
him. As the threat of an imminent race war increases tensions in
the rural Southern community, a group of white men takes advantage
of the unrest to lynch and kill Beulah, Samuel's defiant daughter.
When it becomes clear that the state is determined to protect the
interests of those in power, the Black community flees en masse to
the city. Newlyweds Morlene and Harry-who survived his encounter
with Lemuel-set out in search of safety, settling down to start
their lives anew. But when Morlene meets Dorlan, a local activist,
she begins to have doubts about her marriage. Engaged with some of
the leading social issues of its era-American imperialism,
lynching, and the movement for economic self-determination in the
Black community-Unfettered is a brilliant novel from an
underrecognized talent of twentieth century literature. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Sutton E Griggs' Unfettered: A Novel is a classic
work of African American literature reimagined for modern readers.
The Hindered Hand (1905) is a novel by Sutton E. Griggs. Sutton's
fourth novel is a story of race and identity that explores and
critiques the politics of liberalism and assimilation in twentieth
century America. 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. The South is changing. In the city of
Almaville, a burgeoning Black middle class offers hope to a people
oppressed for centuries. Ensal Ellwood, a veteran of the Spanish
American War, returns home to a community flowering with
possibility yet inextricably rooted in a history of violence. As
his political conscience wavers between Black nationalism and
assimilation, he meets the beautiful Tiara Marlow, a young woman
who has only just arrived in Almaville. When his friend is murdered
in cold blood by a white lynch mob, Ensal flees America for Africa,
where he is presented with a fateful choice. Engaged with some of
the leading social issues of its era-American imperialism,
lynching, and the movement for economic and political
self-determination in the Black community-The Hindered Hand is a
brilliant novel from an underrecognized talent of twentieth century
literature. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Sutton E Griggs' The Hindered
Hand is a classic work of African American literature reimagined
for modern readers.
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.
Overshadowed: A Novel (1901) is a novel by Sutton E. Griggs.
Published just two years after his debut novel, Overshadowed takes
a different angle on the political reality of African Americans
than Griggs explored in Imperium in Imperio. Taking an ironic tone,
he examines the intersection of race and gender in the burgeoning
Black middle-class to explore and critique the politics of
liberalism and assimilation. 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. "[T]he grain that
came to life under the oak has its peculiar struggles. It must
contend for sustenance with the roots of the oak. It must wrestle
with the shade of the oak. The life of this isolated grain of corn
is one continuous tragedy. Overshadowed is the story of this grain
of corn, the Anglo-Saxon being the oak, and the Negro the plant
struggling for existence." Introducing his second novel, Griggs
sets the stage for a story of perseverance, a quality possessed by
both Erma Wysong and Astral Herndon. Born and raised in Richmond,
Virginia, Erma and Astral are representative of the emerging Black
middle class. As they each go off to college and embark on a path
to a promising young adulthood, they hope to take advantage of
opportunities that weren't afforded to their parents. Secretly,
however, Astral hopes to return to Richmond and win Erma's hand in
marriage, believing that time and distance will convince her that
he can be more than a friend. Although their love grows stronger,
Astral finds himself flooded with doubt regarding one aspect of
Erma's identity-although she was raised by Black parents, her birth
father was a white man. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sutton E Griggs'
Overshadowed: A Novel is a classic work of African American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
Unfettered: A Novel (1902) is a novel by Sutton E. Griggs. Sutton's
third novel is a story of violence and forced migration that
explores and critiques the politics of liberalism and assimilation
in twentieth century America. 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. When Lemuel Dalton
takes control of his father's estate, he sets out to make a show of
force against Samuel, an ex-slave who oversees the Dalton family
farm. When a fight breaks out between Lemuel and Harry, Samuel's
son, he shoots the young Black man in cold blood, gravely wounding
him. As the threat of an imminent race war increases tensions in
the rural Southern community, a group of white men takes advantage
of the unrest to lynch and kill Beulah, Samuel's defiant daughter.
When it becomes clear that the state is determined to protect the
interests of those in power, the Black community flees en masse to
the city. Newlyweds Morlene and Harry-who survived his encounter
with Lemuel-set out in search of safety, settling down to start
their lives anew. But when Morlene meets Dorlan, a local activist,
she begins to have doubts about her marriage. Engaged with some of
the leading social issues of its era-American imperialism,
lynching, and the movement for economic self-determination in the
Black community-Unfettered is a brilliant novel from an
underrecognized talent of twentieth century literature. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Sutton E Griggs' Unfettered: A Novel is a classic
work of African American literature reimagined for modern readers.
The Hindered Hand (1905) is a novel by Sutton E. Griggs. Sutton's
fourth novel is a story of race and identity that explores and
critiques the politics of liberalism and assimilation in twentieth
century America. 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. The South is changing. In the city of
Almaville, a burgeoning Black middle class offers hope to a people
oppressed for centuries. Ensal Ellwood, a veteran of the Spanish
American War, returns home to a community flowering with
possibility yet inextricably rooted in a history of violence. As
his political conscience wavers between Black nationalism and
assimilation, he meets the beautiful Tiara Marlow, a young woman
who has only just arrived in Almaville. When his friend is murdered
in cold blood by a white lynch mob, Ensal flees America for Africa,
where he is presented with a fateful choice. Engaged with some of
the leading social issues of its era-American imperialism,
lynching, and the movement for economic and political
self-determination in the Black community-The Hindered Hand is a
brilliant novel from an underrecognized talent of twentieth century
literature. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Sutton E Griggs' The Hindered
Hand is a classic work of African American literature reimagined
for modern readers.
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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Written in 1899, Grigg's moving, terrifying book describes the Jim
Crow era life of a black man inhabiting a living dystopia. Belton
Piedmont is from a poor background, he works hard to become
educated but is subjected to the full range of discrimination and
racism as he grows older. At the point where he has lost all hope
he is introduced to the notion of a shadow state, 'Imperium in
Imperio', a utopia where black people are treated equally and
attempt to bring their values into the heart of government in
Texas, altering his life forever. Grigg's unflinching narrative
explores nationalism, civil disobedience, voter suppression,
poverty and education, all still familiar themes today. FLAME TREE
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of werewolves and robots, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost
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tales, ancient and modern gathered specifically for the reader of
the fantastic. The Foundations titles also explore the roots of
modern fiction and brings together neglected works which deserve a
wider readership as part of a series of classic, essential books.
A new critical edition of Sutton Griggs's
turn-of-the-twentieth-century novel, which continues to shed light
on understandings of Black politics. Sutton E. Griggs's first
novel, originally published in 1899, paints a searing picture of
the violent enforcement of disfranchisement and Jim Crow racial
segregation. Based on events of the time, including US imperial
policies, revolutionary movements, and racial protests, Imperium in
Imperio introduces the fictional Belton Piedmont and Bernard
Belgrave as "future leaders of their race" and uses these
characters to make sense of the violence that marked the dawn of
the twentieth century. Taking on contemporary battles over
separatism and integration, Griggs's novel continues to play a
crucial role in understandings of Black politics. Edited and
introduced by Tess Chakkalakal and Kenneth W. Warren, this new
critical edition offers not only an incisive biographical and
historical introduction to the novel and its author but also a
wealth of references that make the events and characters of
Griggs's Imperium in Imperio, and its aftermath, accessible to
readers today.
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