Imperium in Imperio

Description

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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Contributors: Sutton Griggs,A. J. Verdelle (Preface by),Cornel West (Introduction by)
Published: 01/06/2004
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780812971606
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 0.50″ H x 7.90″ L x 5.10″ W

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.