History and criticism Race in literature 138 American literature 118 History 93 African American authors 64 African Americans 60 African Americans in literature 47 more ... Intellectual life 47 Race identity 47 American fiction 39 Race relations 38 Race relations in literature 36 In literature 23 Literature and society 23 Social aspects 21 Women authors 20 Women and literature 19 Blacks 17 Ethnicity in literature 17 Minority authors 15 Racially mixed people in literature 15 Racism in literature 15 English literature 14 Blacks in literature 13 Imperialism in literature 13 Sex role in literature 12 Slavery in literature 12 Whites in literature 12 Music and race 11 National characteristics, American, in literature 11 less ...