History 1,573 African Americans 617 Race relations 471 Social conditions 414 History and criticism 360 Politics and government 293 In literature 292 Slavery 264 American literature 227 Economic conditions 201 Civil rights 184 Intellectual life 175 Social life and customs 170 Social aspects 164 Enslaved persons 155 Indians of North America 149 Women 149 Civilization 142 Civil rights movements 121 Criticism and interpretation 120 Manners and customs 114 Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 106 Womyn 95 American fiction 86 Plantation life 84 Political aspects 81 Women and literature 79 Description and travel 77 Segregation 73 African American women 70 Historiography 69 Education 68 Antiquities 67 Racism 62 Religion 61 Economic aspects 60 Church history 59 Influence 54 Political and social views 50 Women authors 48 Authors, American 46 White people 46 Agriculture 45 Religious aspects 44 Political activity 42 African Americans in literature 41 Civil rights workers 38 Freed persons 38 Literature 38 Rural conditions 37 Secession 35 Political culture 33 Slaveholders 33 Labor unions 32 Sex role 32 Law and legislation 31 Literature and society 31 Economic history 30 Emancipation 29 Political parties 29 Causes 28 Music 28 Public opinion 28 Travel 28 Biography 27 Christianity 27 Homes and haunts 27 Ethnic relations 26 Labor movement 26 Group identity 25 Land tenure 25 Legal status, laws, etc 25 Race identity 25 Employment 24 Race relations in literature 24 Suffrage 24 Cherokee Indians 23 Folk songs, English 23 Knowledge and learning 23 Regionalism 23 African American authors 22 Families 22 Migration, Internal 22 Popular culture 22 Segregation in education 22 Conservatism 21 Jews 21 Mississippian culture 21 Nationalism 21 Psychological aspects 21 Commerce 20 Evangelicalism 20 Race discrimination 20 Race in literature 20 Slave trade 20 African American civil rights workers 19 Antislavery movements 19 Folk music 19 Regionalism in literature 19 Working class 19