Slavery in literature History and criticism 237 History 150 African Americans in literature 112 American literature 95 African American authors 73 Slavery 53 more ... American fiction 45 Race in literature 45 Intellectual life 43 In literature 41 Criticism and interpretation 39 African Americans 36 Black people in literature 35 Literature and society 35 English literature 34 Antislavery movements in literature 33 Enslaved persons 33 Women and literature 30 Women authors 28 Antislavery movements 26 Slave trade in literature 25 Political and social views 22 Racism in literature 22 Race relations in literature 21 African American women in literature 18 Black authors 17 Enslaved persons' writings, American 16 Social conditions 16 Biography 13 less ...