African Americans in literature 82 History and criticism American literature 57 History 48 African American authors 43 Slavery in literature 33 Intellectual life 29 more ... African Americans 27 Race in literature 19 Literature and society 16 Race relations in literature 12 American fiction 10 Antislavery movements in literature 10 Politics and literature 10 Women authors 10 Women and literature 9 Fugitive slaves in literature 8 In literature 8 Political and social views 8 Social conditions 7 Violence in literature 7 Abolitionists 6 African American women 6 African American women in literature 6 American prose literature 6 Antislavery movements 5 Fugitive slaves 5 Lynching in literature 5 Politics and government 5 Slaves' writings, American 5 less ...