Imperium in Imperio, Paperback/Sutton Griggs

Self-published in 1899 and sold door-to-door by the author, this classic African-American novel--a gripping exploration of oppression, miscegenation, exploitation, and black empowerment--was a major bestseller in its day. The dramatic story of a conciliatory black man and a mulatto nationalist who grow up in a racist America and are driven to join a radical movement dedicated to the creation of an all-black nation in Texas, Imperium in Imperio had a profound influence on the development of black nationalism. About the Author Author of the Preface: A. J. Verdelle , lecturer in the creative writing program at Princeton, is the author of The Good Negress. Introducer: Cornel West , University Professor of Religion at Princeton, is the author of Race Matters and The American Evasion of Philosophy , and is the co-author of The Future of American Progressivism.