{"product_id":"imperium-in-imperio-a-study-of-the-negro-race-paperback","title":"Imperium In Imperio: A Study Of The Negro Race - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSutton E. Griggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSutton Elbert Griggs (June 19, 1872 - January 2, 1933) is best known for his novel Imperium in Imperio, a utopian work that imagines that within the United States there is a separate African American state. This work centers on the disclosure of an African American \"empire within an empire,\" a shadow government complete with a Congress based in Waco, Texas. The two main characters are childhood friends separated by wealth, education, skin tone, and political outlook; one is a militant and one an integrationist. The light-skinned and more militant Bernard Belgrave has been hand-picked to serve as president and advocates a takeover of the Texas state government, while the dark-skinned, college-educated Belton Piedmont argues for assimilation and cooperation. Bernard has Belton executed as a traitor, leaving the potentially violent and unstable Bernard in control of the Imperium as the novel ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730214817855,"sku":"9781617430268","price":16.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/69197fd1a61a4ca7577dfbb8c2504ee7.webp?v=1765125266","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/imperium-in-imperio-a-study-of-the-negro-race-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}