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“There are writers who say they have no social responsibility except to write a good book, but that doesn't satisfy me.”

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Sheri S. Tepper

Sheri S. Tepper was an American science fiction author known for her profound ecological and philosophical themes. Her works often explore environmental, social justice, and human behavior issues, and are praised for their unique narrative style and rich imagination. more

“Daily the Negro is coming more and more to look upon law and justice, not as protecting safeguards, but as sources of humiliation and oppression. The laws are made by men who have little interest in him; they are executed by men who have absolutely no motive for treating the black people with courtesy or consideration; and, finally, the accused law-breaker is tried, not by his peers, but too often by men who would rather punish ten innocent Negroes than let one guilty one escape.”

“Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Do you know that there are libraries in our country that will not stock a book by a Negro writer, not even as a gift? There are towns where Negro newspapers and magazines cannot be sold except surreptitiously. There are American magazines that have never published anything by Negroes. There are film studios that have never hired a Negro writer. Censorship for us begins at the color line.”

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Author:Langston Hughes

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