African Americans in literature History and criticism 299 African American authors 269 American literature 189 African Americans 153 Intellectual life 139 History 123 American fiction 92 Criticism and interpretation 87 Race in literature 55 Women and literature 45 Slavery in literature 43 In literature 37 Race relations in literature 37 African American women in literature 30 Harlem Renaissance 29 Women authors 28 Political and social views 26 Literature and society 23 Racism in literature 20 Race relations 17 Race identity 16 African American women 15 Authors, American 15 Children's literature, American 15 Blacks in literature 14 African influences 13 Politics and literature 13 Theory, etc 13 Books and reading 12