History and criticism 12 Slavery in literature 12 Slaves' writings, American African American authors 8 History 8 African Americans in literature 6 American literature 6 more ... African Americans 4 English literature 4 Intellectual life 4 Black authors 3 African American women 2 American fiction 2 American prose literature 2 Antislavery movements 2 Autobiography 2 Biography 2 Colonies 2 Feminism and literature 2 First person narrative 2 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) 2 Literary form 2 Literature and society 2 Narration (Rhetoric) 2 Oral tradition 2 Romanticism 2 Sentimentalism 2 Sentimentalism in literature 2 Slave narratives 2 Slave trade in literature 2 less ...