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Top 10 facts about Lawrence hill

Lawrence Hill was born on the 24th of January 1957 in Newmarket Ontario. He is a novelist, essayist, and memoirist. His parents Daniel and Donna Hill were activists and co-founded The Ontario Black History Society with Wilson O.

Brooks and other friends. Donna and Daniel’s work greatly influenced their children’s lives and professions since Dan, Lawrence and Karen became writers.

Lawrence Hills’ book The Book of Negroes which he published in  2007 novel gained him fame since that was inspired by the Black Loyalists given freedom and resettled in Nova Scotia by the British after the American Revolutionary War.

He also dabbles in non-fiction and fictional works. Here are 10 facts about Lawrence Hill:

1. He was a Teacher

Lawrence worked as a teacher while he was still pursuing his Master of Arts in writing at the John Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland.

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