Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) Griggs
Sutton Elbert Griggs was an American author, Baptist minister, academic administrator, educator, publisher, and social activist. He is best known for his novel Imperium in Imperio (1899), a utopian work that envisions a separate African-American state within the United States. Griggs was African-American, and known for African American literature, and western fiction and wrote on social justice, racial segregation and integration. He served as president of American Baptist Theological Seminary.
The hindered hand : $b or, The reign of the repressionist
In a world defined by racial divides, a forbidden connection sparks, challenging the rules and exposing a desperate plea for understanding between two different worlds.
By Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) Griggs
Unfettered: A Novel
In the wake of a man's passing, a striking woman’s mysterious background and a harsh shift in attitude reveal underlying tensions in a racially divided South.
By Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) Griggs
Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel
In a world rife with racial tension, two men grapple with impossible choices as they strive for education, justice, and identity amidst pervasive oppression and the looming specter of betrayal.
By Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) Griggs
Overshadowed: A Novel
In a time of deep prejudice, a young woman fights against society's crushing weight to find her true self.
By Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) Griggs