Race identity History and criticism 41 African Americans 35 American literature 23 African American authors 21 History 18 African Americans in literature 15 more ... Race in literature 14 Blacks 11 Black people 8 African American women 7 Intellectual life 7 Racially mixed people in literature 6 Criticism and interpretation 5 In literature 5 Racially mixed people 5 Whites 5 American fiction 4 Black people in literature 4 Blacks in literature 4 Civilization 4 Identity (Psychology) in literature 4 Mass media 4 Passing (Identity) in literature 4 Race relations 4 Social aspects 4 Whites in literature 4 African American women in literature 3 African Americans in mass media 3 African Americans in motion pictures 3 less ...