African American authors History and criticism 1,068 American literature 847 African Americans 656 African Americans in literature 476 Intellectual life 456 History 359 more ... American fiction 259 American poetry 249 Women authors 231 African American women 137 African American women in literature 124 Race identity 101 Harlem Renaissance 99 Women and literature 95 American drama 94 Race in literature 93 Slavery in literature 87 Criticism and interpretation 85 Authors, American 71 Black authors 71 Race relations 64 In literature 56 African American arts 53 Autobiography 52 African American women authors 48 American prose literature 47 Race relations in literature 47 Social conditions 47 Theory, etc 42 less ...