There was no shame in raping a black woman, but there could… - Octavia E. Butler

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There was no shame in raping a black woman, but there could be shame in loving one. (p124)

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Octavia E. Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer, one of the very few African-American women in the field.

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Birth Name: Octavia Estelle Butler

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