Imperium in Imperio

Self-published in 1899 and sold door-to-door by the author, this classic African-American novela gripping exploration of oppression, miscegenation, exploitation, and black empowermentwas a major bestseller in its day. The dramatic story of a conciliatory black man and a mulatto nationalist who grow up in a racist America and are driven to join a radical movement dedicated to the creation of an all-black nation in Texas,Imperium in Imperiohad a profound influence on the development of black nationalism.

<b>Author of the Preface:<br>A. J. Verdelle</b>, lecturer in the creative writing program at Princeton, is the author of <i>The Good Negress</i>.<br><br><b>Introducer:</b> <br><b>Cornel West</b>, University Professor of Religion at Princeton, is the author of <i>Race Matters </i>and<i> The American Evasion of Philosophy</i>, and is the co-author of <i>The Future of American Progressivism</i>.