African Americans History and criticism Music 17 History 15 African American authors 13 American literature 12 African Americans in literature 9 Intellectual life 9 Popular music 5 Race identity 4 Blues (Music) 3 Jazz 3 Literature and society 3 Music and race 3 Race in literature 3 Social aspects 3 African Americans in popular culture 2 American fiction 2 Folk music 2 Folk songs, English 2 Group identity in literature 2 Music and literature 2 Passing (Identity) in literature 2 Racially mixed people in literature 2 Songs and music 2 Sound recording industry 2 Study and teaching 2 Theory, etc 2 African American criminals 1 African American men 1