African American authors History and criticism 1,072 American literature 851 African Americans 656 African Americans in literature 479 Intellectual life 455 History 360 more ... American fiction 261 American poetry 249 Women authors 233 African American women 137 African American women in literature 124 Race identity 101 Harlem Renaissance 98 American drama 95 Women and literature 95 Race in literature 94 Criticism and interpretation 92 Slavery in literature 87 Black authors 72 Authors, American 71 Race relations 66 In literature 57 African American arts 53 Autobiography 52 African American women authors 48 American prose literature 48 Social conditions 48 Race relations in literature 47 Theory, etc 42 less ...