African influences Civilization 139 History 97 History and criticism 82 Black people 67 African Americans 47 African American authors 37 more ... American literature 32 Race relations 32 Music 31 Race identity 28 Intellectual life 27 Religion 27 Africans 24 Blacks 23 Popular music 23 Social conditions 23 African Americans in literature 22 Social life and customs 22 African diaspora 19 In literature 18 Black authors 15 Ethnic identity 15 Social aspects 14 Slavery 12 Civilization, Western 11 European influences 11 Cultural assimilation 10 Dance 10 Popular culture 10 less ...