{"product_id":"imperium-in-imperio-paperback-9","title":"Imperium in Imperio - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTess Chakkalakal\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKenneth W. Warren\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSutton E. Griggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSutton 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, \u003ci\u003eImperium in Imperio\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eImperium in Imperio\u003c\/i\u003e, and its aftermath, accessible to readers today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUTTON E. GRIGGS\u003c\/b\u003e (July 19, 1872-January 2, 1933) was an African American author, Baptist minister, and social activist who championed the cause of racial equality in his life and his writings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTESS CHAKKALAKAL\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of Africana studies and English at Bowdoin College and the author of \u003ci\u003eNovel Bondage: Slavery, Marriage, and Freedom in Nineteenth-Century America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKENNETH W. WARREN\u003c\/b\u003e is Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor in English at the University of Chicago and the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Was African American Literature?\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47501830455517,"sku":"9781644533734","price":57.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/jGRUWtuC5B9781644533734.webp?v=1772047221","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/imperium-in-imperio-paperback-9","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}