African Americans in literature History and criticism African American authors 87 American literature 76 African Americans 58 Intellectual life 54 History 40 more ... Race in literature 27 American fiction 22 Slavery in literature 17 Literature and society 9 Race relations in literature 9 Blacks in literature 8 In literature 8 Race identity 7 Women and literature 7 Women authors 7 Black authors 6 Harlem Renaissance 6 Literature and folklore 6 Political and social views 6 Politics and literature 6 Social aspects 6 Theory, etc 6 African American women in literature 5 Blacks 5 Race relations 5 Racism in literature 5 African influences 4 Antislavery movements in literature 4 less ...