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| Author | Sutton E. Griggs |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical Fiction, Political Fiction, social science fiction |
| Published | 1899 |
| Publication place | United States of America |
Imperium in Imperio is a historical fiction novel by Sutton E. Griggs, published in 1899. The novel covers the life of Belton Piedmont, an educated and disciplined black man in the Jim Crow south and his role in a shadow government of black men operated out of a college in Waco, Texas. Imperium in Imperio explores themes of Black imperialism and race conservation. It is Griggs' first and most notable novel and his only work currently in print.