African American authors History and criticism 303 American literature 259 African Americans 204 African Americans in literature 162 Intellectual life 119 History 94 more ... American fiction 79 Women authors 78 American poetry 74 Harlem Renaissance 52 Authors, American 48 African American women 44 American drama 38 Women and literature 36 African American women in literature 34 Criticism and interpretation 29 Black authors 23 African American arts 19 Race identity 19 Race in literature 17 Social conditions 16 Race relations 15 African American theater 13 African American women authors 13 American prose literature 13 Slavery in literature 13 Theory, etc 13 Race relations in literature 12 Autobiography 11 less ...