{"product_id":"imperium-in-imperio-9781952271588","title":"Imperium in Imperio","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new critical edition of Sutton Griggs’s turn-of-the-twentieth-century novel, which continues to shed light on understandings of Black politics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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, \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\u003eEdited 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An excellent edition that will make this important work more accessible to scholars and students alike.”- Benjamin Fagan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Newspaper and the Chosen Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronology: Life and Times of Sutton E. Griggs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTextual Note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eImperium in Imperio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnotations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmendations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: The Lynching of Postmaster Frazier B. Baker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: \u003ci\u003eThe Story of My Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e (1914) by Sutton E. Griggs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix C: Griggs and the \u003ci\u003eRichmond Planet\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix D: Signed First Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix E: The \u003ci\u003eVirginian Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix F: Promotional Materials and Contemporary Review of \u003ci\u003eImperium in Imperio\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix G: Speeches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"West Virginia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138442789207,"sku":"9781952271588","price":23.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781952271588.jpg?v=1751919421","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/imperium-in-imperio-9781952271588","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}