Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Griggs, Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) (1872–1933).
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"Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel" by Sutton E. Griggs is a historical fiction novel published in 1899. It follows Belton Piedmont, an educated Black man navigating Jim Crow Virginia, and his complex friendship with Bernard Belgrave. Their paths converge in Waco, Texas, where a secret shadow government of Black men operates with revolutionary aims. As tensions mount between integration and militant separatism, Belton faces an impossible choice between his convictions and his community, leading to a dramatic confrontation about loyalty, justice, and the future.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel
- Author credits: Griggs, Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) (1872–1933)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- African American men -- Fiction
- Black nationalism -- Fiction
- Political fiction
- Racially mixed people -- Fiction
- Racism -- Fiction
- Radicals -- Fiction
- Texas -- Fiction
- Utopian fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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