Enslaved persons' writings, American Enslaved persons 21 History and criticism 21 History 16 African Americans 15 African American authors 13 Slavery 13 American literature 10 Slavery in literature 9 African Americans in literature 7 American prose literature 7 Enslavement in literature 7 Autobiography 6 SOCIAL SCIENCE 6 Biography 5 Enslavement 5 Intellectual life 5 Plantation life 5 African American Studies 4 Ethnic Studies 4 General 4 Social conditions 4 Women authors 4 African American women 3 African American women in literature 3 Colonial period 3 Fugitive slaves 3 LITERARY CRITICISM 3 Slave narratives 3 Women and literature 3