Hill, Lawrence

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Title

Hill, Lawrence

Description

Canadian writer and activist, Hill is passionate about giving back to others and writing stories about humanity and inhumanity. He has volunteered and founded funds that support women and girls in developing areas of Africa. He has collaborated with a former US private to write his memoir, and he is a member of the Council of Patrons of the Black Loyalist Heritage Society. These have influenced many of his works as he seeks to engage with those who have suffered injustices and/or societal wrongs.

Type

Person

Source

“An Interview with Lawrence Hill (Part Two).” In, 22 Jan. 2017, https://in-sightjournal.com/2017/01/08/an-interview-with-lawrence-hill-part-two/. Accessed 18 February 2022.
“Lawrence Hill.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 14 Feb. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Hill#Career. Accessed 18 February 2022.
Camille Labelle (cataloguer, 2022)

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Birth Date

1957-01-24

Birthplace

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Race/Ethnicity

multiracial (author)

Gender Identity

man (author)

Sexuality

straight (author)

Occupation

author
teacher

Citation

“Hill, Lawrence,” Windows and Mirrors: Diversity in Books for Young Readers, accessed November 24, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/windowsandmirrors/items/show/92.

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