What are some of the features of Caribbean literature?

Caribbean literature often incorporates aspects of the cultures, practices, and spiritualities of the African Diaspora. Within Caribbean literature, one can often find searches for or celebration of black and/or Indigenous identities and how that relates to French, Spanish, or British colonialism in different islands throughout the Caribbean.
Particularly, most African people who were originally kidnapped from Africa during the slave trade and forced into slavery in the Caribbean Islands were from West Africa. As a result, West African traditions and spiritual practices are evident in much of Caribbean literature. The effects of slavery and forced migration and their ongoing impact are explored as well. The struggle for decolonization—particularly spiritual and cultural decolonization—and post-colonial life are also themes common in Caribbean literature.