African American authors History and criticism 547 American literature 447 African Americans 315 African Americans in literature 269 Intellectual life 247 History 169 American fiction 131 American poetry 118 Women authors 105 African American women 61 African American women in literature 60 Harlem Renaissance 48 Race in literature 48 Women and literature 48 Authors, American 42 Race identity 39 Criticism and interpretation 38 American drama 36 Slavery in literature 36 African American poets 33 Race relations 31 In literature 28 African American women authors 27 Black authors 25 African American arts 23 Race relations in literature 23 American prose literature 22 Social conditions 22 Theory, etc 21