African American authors Biography 70 African Americans 54 Authors, American 52 American literature 44 History and criticism 40 History 32 more ... Intellectual life 32 African Americans in literature 30 African American women 24 Women authors 23 Autobiography 20 African American women authors 17 Women and literature 16 American prose literature 14 Race relations 13 Enslaved persons 11 Homes and haunts 10 Racism 10 Social conditions 9 Harlem Renaissance 8 Childhood and youth 7 Civil rights 7 Fugitive slaves 7 African American arts 6 Antislavery movements 6 Criticism and interpretation 6 Narration (Rhetoric) 6 Poets, American 6 Race identity 6 less ...