Slavery in literature 52 History 36 History and criticism 30 Slavery 13 Colonies 11 Slave trade 11 English literature 10 Slaves 10 Emancipation 8 Literature and society 8 African Americans in literature 7 American fiction 7 American literature 5 Race in literature 5 Women and literature 5 Antislavery movements 4 Romanticism 4 Slave trade in literature 4 African American authors 3 African Americans 3 Antislavery movements in literature 3 Blacks in literature 3 Criticism and interpretation 3 In literature 3 Intellectual life 3 Literature and history 3 Nationalism in literature 3 Politics and literature 3 Race relations in literature 3 Slave insurrections 3