African Americans in literature History and criticism 302 African American authors 271 American literature 191 African Americans 156 Intellectual life 141 History 127 more ... American fiction 92 Criticism and interpretation 89 Race in literature 55 Women and literature 47 Slavery in literature 43 In literature 38 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 24 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 Theory, etc 14 African influences 13 Politics and literature 13 Books and reading 12 less ...