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The book of negroes / Lawrence Hill.

Summary:

This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0002255073
  • ISBN: 9780002255073 (hc)
  • Physical Description: 486 p.
  • Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins, c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Evergreen Award winner, 2008.
This book was banned and challenged for depictions of slavery and racism, as well as its use of a derogatory term.
Subject: Banned book sanctuary.
Slavery > Fiction.
Enslaved persons > United States > Fiction.
African American loyalists > Fiction.
African American loyalists > Sierra Leone > Fiction.
Antislavery movements > Great Britain > Fiction.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Fiction.
Nova Scotia > Fiction.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Fiction

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch FIC Hill 31681002232973 BOOK SANCTUARY Checked out 09/30/2025
Stroud Branch FIC Hill 31681002764678 FICTION Available -

Electronic resources

https://www.innisfilidealab.ca/book-sanctuary/

  • Visit our website to learn more about our Book Sanctuary Collection


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