num_pages: 208
description: Self-published in 1899 and sold door-to-door by the author, this classic African-American novel—a gripping exploration of oppression, miscegenation, exploitation, and black empowerment—was 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 Imperio had a profound influence on the development of black nationalism.
language: English
title: Imperium in Imperio
titlecomplete: Imperium in Imperio (Modern Library Classics)
genres: Fiction, African American, 19th Century, Speculative Fiction, Classics, Race, American, Historical Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 463
publisher: Modern Library