Sutton E. Griggs and the Struggle Against White Supremacy |
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| Author:
| Coleman, Finnie D. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57233-480-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2007 |
| Publisher: | University of Tennessee Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Sutton E. Griggs (1872-1933) was a significant African American social reformer, pastor, and prolific writer. His successful first novel, Imperium in Imperio (1899), addressed in a forceful way the plight of Black Americans in post-Reconstruction America. Using Griggs's life story as a platform,
Sutton E. Griggs and the Struggle against White Supremacy explores how conservative pragmatism shaped the dynamics of race relations and racial politics during the late...
More DescriptionSutton E. Griggs (1872-1933) was a significant African American social reformer, pastor, and prolific writer. His successful first novel, Imperium in Imperio (1899), addressed in a forceful way the plight of Black Americans in post-Reconstruction America. Using Griggs's life story as a platform, Sutton E. Griggs and the Struggle against White Supremacy explores how conservative pragmatism shaped the dynamics of race relations and racial politics during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.