Slaves' writings, American 8 History and criticism 5 African Americans 4 History 4 African American authors 3 Slavery in literature 3 Slaves 3 African Americans in literature 2 Afro-American authors 2 American fiction 2 American literature 2 American prose literature 2 Afro-American women in literature 1 Afro-Americans in literature 1 Antislavery movements 1 Black authors 1 English literature 1 First-person narrative 1 Fugitive slaves 1 Fugitive slaves in literature 1 Identity (Psychology) in literature 1 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) 1 Intellectual life 1 Literary form 1 Literature and society 1 Narration (Rhetoric) 1 Passing (Identity) in literature 1 Plantation life 1 Romanticism 1 Slave narratives 1