African Americans in literature 38 History and criticism 29 History 21 African American authors 19 American literature 19 African Americans 15 Intellectual life 12 American fiction 7 Criticism and interpretation 7 Slavery in literature 7 Women and literature 7 Race in literature 6 Literature and society 5 Group identity in literature 3 Harlem Renaissance 3 Passing (Identity) in literature 3 Politics and government 3 Race identity 3 Theory, etc 3 Violence in literature 3 Women authors 3 African Americans in art 2 African Americans in motion pictures 2 African Americans in popular culture 2 American prose literature 2 Blacks in literature 2 Books and reading 2 Criticism 2 Death in literature 2 Fugitive slaves in literature 2