Intellectual life History 9 History and criticism 7 African American authors 5 African Americans 5 American fiction 4 African American women 3 African American women in literature 3 Politics and government 3 Race relations 3 Women authors 3 African Americans in literature 2 American literature 2 Influence 2 Political aspects 2 Presidents 2 Women and literature 2 African Americans in popular culture 1 Allegory 1 American prose literature 1 Antisemitism 1 Attitudes 1 Books and reading 1 Caribbean fiction (English) 1 Christian literature, American 1 Christianity and literature 1 Civil rights 1 Communication in politics 1 Criticism 1 Criticism and interpretation 1