African Americans in literature 219 History and criticism 144 African American authors 133 American literature 103 African Americans 92 History 83 Intellectual life 79 more ... Criticism and interpretation 44 Race in literature 39 American fiction 38 Slavery in literature 26 Women and literature 23 African American women in literature 21 Race relations in literature 19 In literature 17 Political and social views 17 Literature and society 16 Women authors 16 Racism in literature 14 Race relations 13 African American women 12 Black people in literature 12 Harlem Renaissance 11 Politics and literature 11 Race identity 10 Children's literature, American 9 African influences 8 Books and reading 7 Racism 7 Social aspects 7 less ...