Sutton E. Griggs | |
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 Portrait of Sutton E. Griggs published in 1901 | |
| 2nd President of American Baptist Theological Seminary | |
| In office 1925–1926 | |
| Preceded by | William Thomas Amiger, as acting president |
| Succeeded by | William Thomas Amiger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 19, 1872 Chatfield, Texas, United States |
| Died | January 2, 1933 (aged 60) Houston, Texas, United States |
| Spouse | Emma Williams (m. 1897–) |
| Relations | Allen R. Griggs (father), Emma Hodge Griggs (mother), Eunice Griggs (daughter) |
| Education | Bishop College, Richmond Theological Seminary |
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Sutton Elbert Griggs (June 19, 1872 – January 2, 1933) was an American author, Baptist minister, academic administrator, educator, publisher, and social activist. He is best known for his novel Imperium in Imperio (1899), a utopian work that envisions a separate African-American state within the United States. Griggs was African-American, and known for African American literature, and western fiction and wrote on social justice, racial segregation and integration. He served as president of American Baptist Theological Seminary (now American Baptist College).