Imperium in Imperio (AmazonClassics Edition)

Griggs, Sutton E.

ISBN 10: 154203051X / ISBN 13: 9781542030519

Edité par AmazonClassics, 2021

Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 176 | Produktart: Bücher. N° de réf. du vendeur 37328375/2

Synopsis :

Belton Piedmont and Bernard Belgrave begin their lives as childhood friends, but that friendship is not bound to last. Belton (modeled on Booker T. Washington) is an African American integrationist; Bernard (modeled on W. E. B. Du Bois) is a biracial militant, and their lives, like their politics, quickly diverge. When they do meet again, at a Black nationalist community called “the Imperium,” the stakes could not be higher. This underground government plans to take aggressive measures against the racist forces that lie outside, and what follows is a dramatic dialogue between two opposing visions of Black empowerment. For two friends turned rivals, in a country within a country, one thing at least remains clear: the war is just beginning.

First published in 1899, Imperium in Imperio stands as a singular and radical exploration of oppression, prejudice, activism, and Black empowerment in the post-Reconstruction United States.

Revised edition: Previously published as Imperium in Imperio, this edition of Imperium in Imperio (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

À propos de l?auteur:

Sutton E. Griggs (1872–1933) was an African American theologian and author best known for his visionary utopian novel, Imperium in Imperio.

Born in Chatfield, Texas, Griggs attended Richmond Theological Seminary in Virginia. Upon graduation, he followed in his father’s footsteps to pursue a calling as a Baptist minister. A vocal activist, Griggs founded Orion Publishing Company, producing writings on racism and social and economic injustice specifically for an African American readership. Griggs’s more than forty works include pamphlets, religious and political tracts, and five novels.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Imperium in Imperio (AmazonClassics Edition)
Éditeur : AmazonClassics
Date d'édition : 2021
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Sehr gut