Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel
by OpenStories
Original author: Sutton E. Griggs
"Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel" by Sutton E. Griggs is a historical fiction novel published in 1899. It follows Belton Piedmont, an educated Black man navigating Jim Crow Virginia, and his complex friendship with Bernard Belgrave. Their paths converge in Waco, Texas, where a secret shadow government of Black men operates with revolutionary aims. As tensions mount between integration and militant separatism, Belton faces an impossible choice between his convictions and his community, leading to a dramatic confrontation about loyalty, justice, and the future.
Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel, by Sutton E. Griggs. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #15454.
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21 Chapters
- 1.Front Matter705 words
- 2.Chapter I: A Small Beginning1,016 words
- 3.Chapter II: The School1,249 words
- 4.Chapter III: The Parson's Advice1,828 words
- 5.Chapter IV: The Turning of a Worm2,648 words
- 6.Chapter V: Belton Finds a Friend2,055 words
- 7.Chapter VI: A Young Rebel3,181 words
- 8.Chapter VII: A Sermon, a Sock and a Fight3,936 words
- 9.Chapter VIII: Many Mysteries Cleared Up2,309 words
- 10.Chapter IX: Love and Politics2,996 words
- 11.Chapter X: Cupid Again at Work2,750 words
- 12.Chapter XI: No Befitting Name2,779 words
- 13.Chapter XII: On the Dissecting Board4,442 words
- 14.Chapter XIII: Married and Yet Not Married1,991 words
- 15.Chapter XIV: MARRIED AND YET NOT MARRIED. (Continued.)1,444 words
- 16.Chapter XV: Weighty Matters2,195 words
- 17.Chapter XVI: Unwritten History2,282 words
- 18.Chapter XVII: Crossing the Rubicon4,481 words
- 19.Chapter XVIII: The Storm's Master5,341 words
- 20.Chapter XIX: The Parting of Ways2,627 words
- 21.Chapter XX: PERSONAL.--(Berl Trout)681 words