African American authors History and criticism 1 190 American literature 920 African Americans 687 African Americans in literature 549 Intellectual life 496 History 407 mer ... American fiction 299 Women authors 269 American poetry 173 African American women 148 African American women in literature 132 Harlem Renaissance 121 Women and literature 116 Race in literature 115 American drama 111 Race identity 105 Criticism and interpretation 100 Biography 97 Authors, American 78 Black authors 74 Slavery in literature 72 Race relations 66 In literature 63 African American arts 56 American prose literature 56 Race relations in literature 56 Autobiography 54 Modernism (Literature) 51 African American women authors 50 mindre ...