In the following excerpt, Campbell explores the ways in which Griggs's Imperium in Imperio and Charles Chesnutt's The Marrow of Tradition reflected the moral climate of their time.

In the following essay, Moses evaluates Griggs's place within the tradition of the nationalist novel adn discusses his use of African-American literary conventions.

In the following essay, Tatham examines Griggs's Imperium in Imperio as a guide to radical political action.

In the following essay, Whitlow compares and contrasts Imperium in Imperio with Martin Delany's novel of slave revolt, Blake.

In the following essay, Gloster profiles Griggs as a leader among those African-American novelists whose work challenged racial stereotypes portrayed in the writings of white Southerners such as Thomas Dixon.

In the following essay, Vassilowitch examines the rise and fall of the white racist Horace Christian, a character in Overshadowed.

In the following essay, Tracy offers a look at Griggs's style as a preacher.

In the following essay, which was originally presented as a lecture at an American Studies conference, Moses contrasts Griggs's views on ethnic assimilation in America with those of the Jewish writer Israel Zangwill.

In the following essay, Fleming explores aspects of violence—real and imagined—in Griggs's novels.

In the following excerpt, Bone looks at Griggs's novels within the framework of African-American political conditions at the time of their writing.