events, Griggs' novels are not models of "literary" styling. However, for the African-American audiences for which they were written, the novels provided a rare opportunity to read about the political and social issues that preoccupied them, including violence, racism, and the pursuit of political and economic justice. At the time of his death, his works had been largely forgotten in wider literary circles. Although he outsold more famous contemporaries, Griggs remained largely invisible in literary histories of the time. A re-issue of Imperium by the Arno Press in 1969 revived interest in Griggs, and the West Virginia University Press has since republished all five of his novels. Imperium has been embraced as an important addition to the history of utopian literature, western fiction, and African-American literature. Footnotes Works Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem: A Novel. 1899. — HTML full text. Overshadowed: A Novel. Nashville, TN: Orion Publishing Co., 1901. Unfettered: A Novel. Nashville, TN: Orion Publishing Co., 1902. The Hindered Hand; or, The Reign of the Repressionist. Nashville, TN: Orion Publishing Co., 1905. The One Great Question: A Study of Southern Conditions at Close Range. Philadelphia, PA: Orion Publishing Co., 1907. Pointing the Way. Nashville, TN: Orion Publishing Co., 1908. Needs of the South. Nashville, TN: Orion Publishing Co., 1909. Wisdom's Call. Memphis, TN: National Sentiment Moulding Bureau, 1911. The Story of My Struggles. Memphis, TN: National Public Welfare League, 1914. How to Rise. Memphis, TN: National Public Welfare League, 1915. Life's Demands; or, According to Law. Memphis, TN: National Public Welfare League, n.d. [c. 1916]. Building Our Own: A Plea for a Parallel Civilization: An address by Sutton E. Griggs. Memphis, TN: National Sentiment Moulding Bureau, n.d. [1920s]. Light on Racial Issues. Memphis, TN: National Public Welfare League, n.d. [c. 1921]. Meeting the Great Test: Constructive Criticism of the Negro Race. Memphis, TN: National Public Welfare League, 1922. Guide to Racial Greatness; or, The Science of Collective Efficiency. Memphis, TN: National Public Welfare League, 1923. Kingdom Builders' Manual: Companion Book to Guide to Racial Greatness. Memphis, TN: National Public Welfare League, 1924. Triumph of the Simple Virtues; or, The Life Story of John L. Webb. Hot Springs, AR: Messenger Publishing Co., 1926. The Winning Policy. Memphis, TN: National Public Welfare League, 1927. Basis of Hope for the Negro in the South. Memphis, TN: National Public Welfare League, 1929. Plan for Solving the Race Problem.