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Title
Viola Desmond : her life and times (38536)
Physical Illustrated
Collection Professional Library
Synopsis "For many Canadians, the first introduction to Viola Desmond will have been seeing her portrait on the new $10 banknote. Others know that she was wrongfully arrested in 1946 for refusing to give up her seat in the racially segregated Roseland Theater in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Her singular act of courage was a catalyst in the struggle for racial equality, which ultimately resulted in the passage of human rights legislation that officially ended the practice of racial segregation in Nova Scotia. Today, Viola Desmond has become a national civil rights icon, and a symbol of courage in the face of injustice. She is considered by many as Canada'a Rosa Parks. Viola Desmond: Her Life and Times looks beyond the theatre incident. It provides new research and insights into her life, and it details not only her act of courage in resisting the practice of racial segregation but also her extraordinary achievement as a pioneer African Canadian businesswomen." -provided by publisher.
Author Reynolds, Graham
Added autho Robson, Wanda
Dimensions 22 cm
ISBN# 9781773631233
Stmt Resp Graham Reynolds with Wanda Robson.
TitleVartn Viola Desmond : her life & times
Subjects Black history; Blacks—Canada—History; Civil rights—Canada; Race discrimination—Canada; Segregation—History; Diversity(CK); Desmond, Viola,—1914-1965(A); Robson, Wanda,—1926—-author(A)
Call# 323.092 REY
Holdings
Book 1 copy
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