African Americans History and criticism African American authors 7 American literature 7 African Americans in literature 6 History 5 Intellectual life 4 American fiction 3 Race identity 2 Slavery in literature 2 African Americans in art 1 African Americans in motion pictures 1 African americans in the arts 1 Authority in literature 1 Biography 1 Black Arts movement 1 Black nationalism 1 Black nationalism in literature 1 Blues (Music) in literature 1 Blues (Music) in motion pictures 1 Executions and executioners in literature 1 Film and video adaptations 1 First-person narrative 1 Imprisonment in literature 1 Imprisonment in motion pictures 1 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) 1 Jazz in literature 1 Jazz in motion pictures 1 Literary form 1 Literature and society 1